Description: American Wings : Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky, Paperback by Smith, Sherri L.; Wein, Elizabeth, ISBN 0593323998, ISBN-13 9780593323991, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US From the acclaimed author of Flygirl and the bestselling author of Code Name Verity comes the thrilling and inspiring true story of the desegregation of the skies. “This beautiful and brilliant history of not only what it means to be Black and dream of flying but to, against every odd, do so, completely blew me away.” —Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award Winner for Brown Girl Dreaming 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? American Wings follows a group of determined Black Americans: Cornelius Coffey and Johnny Robinson, skilled auto mechanics; Janet Harmon Bragg, a nurse; and Willa Brown, a teacher and social worker. Together, they created a flying club and built their own airfield south of Chicago. As the . hurtled toward World War II, they established a school to train new pilots, teaching both Black and white students together and proving, in a time when the . military was still segregated, that successful integration was possible. Featuring rare historical photographs, American Wings brings to light a hidden history of pioneering Black men and women who, with grit and resilience, battled powerful odds for an equal share of the sky.
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Book Title: American Wings : Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Item Height: 0.8 in
Topic: Transportation / Aviation, People & Places / United States / African American, History / United States / 20th Century
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
Item Weight: 10.4 Oz
Author: Sherri L. Smith, Elizabeth Wein
Item Length: 8.2 in
Item Width: 5.4 in
Format: Trade Paperback
