Free Download American Wings: Chicago’s Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky
English | 2024 | ISBN: 059332398X | 384 Pages | EPUB | 34 MB
In the years between World War I and World War II, aviation fever was everywhere, including among Black Americans. But what hope did a Black person have of learning to fly in a country constricted by prejudice and Jim Crow laws, where Black aviators like Bessie Coleman had to move to France to earn their wings?
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