American wings: Chicago's pioneering Black aviators and the race for equality in the sky
Author:
Publisher:
G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Publication Date:
2024
Language:
English
Lexile measure:
1210L
Description
"A nonfiction account of a group of determined Black Americans who created a flying club and built their own airfield on Chicago's South Side in the period between World Wars I and II"--
Subjects
Subjects
Aeronautics
Aeronautics -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
Aeronautics -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
African American air pilots
African American air pilots -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
African American air pilots -- Juvenile literature
Air pilots
Air pilots -- Juvenile literature
Air pilots -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
History
Private flying
Private flying -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Societies, etc. -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
Race relations
Societies, etc
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
Aeronautics -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
Aeronautics -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
African American air pilots
African American air pilots -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
African American air pilots -- Juvenile literature
Air pilots
Air pilots -- Juvenile literature
Air pilots -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
History
Private flying
Private flying -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Societies, etc. -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
Race relations
Societies, etc
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
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|---|---|
| Grouping Title | american wings chicagos pioneering black aviators and the race for equality in the sky |
| Grouping Author | sherri l smith |
| Grouping Category | book |
| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-06-29 12:22:09PM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-07-11 23:27:08PM |
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Wein, Elizabeth
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Aeronautics -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
Aeronautics -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
African American air pilots -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
African American air pilots -- Juvenile literature
Air pilots -- Juvenile literature
Air pilots -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Private flying -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Societies, etc. -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
Aeronautics -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
African American air pilots -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
African American air pilots -- Juvenile literature
Air pilots -- Juvenile literature
Air pilots -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Private flying -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Societies, etc. -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
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American wings : Chicago's pioneering Black aviators and the race for equality in the sky
title_full
American wings : Chicago's pioneering Black aviators and the race for equality in the sky / Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein
title_short
American wings
title_sub
Chicago's pioneering Black aviators and the race for equality in the sky
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Aeronautics
African American air pilots
Air pilots
History
Private flying
Race relations
Societies, etc
African American air pilots
Air pilots
History
Private flying
Race relations
Societies, etc
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