Souvenir note 100 Dollar Alabama - Heart of the South

During World War II, Benjamin O. Davis Jr. fought as a pilot in the air battles of Europe. He was the first African American to fly an Army Air Corps aircraft alone and the first black brigadier general in the US Air Force. He completed his pilot training at the Tuskagee Institute in Alabama. This commemorative certificate from the 50 US States Program features Davis, a North American P-5ID Mustang fighter plane, a photo of Major James A. Ellison inspecting the "Tuskegee Airmen" cadets, a river in the Alabama Hills region of California, Alabama's motto "Audemus jura nostra defendere" (Latin for "We dare to defend our rights") and the year of admission to the union.

• The first black brigadier general in the US Air Force
• Detailed design with hologram and UV color
• Individual serial number and state motto