American wings: Chicago's pioneering Black aviators and the race for equality in the sky
(Book)
"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"--
African American air pilots -- Biography -- 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.
Notes
Smith, S. L., & Wein, E. (2024). American wings: Chicago's pioneering Black aviators and the race for equality in the sky. New York, NY, G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Smith, Sherri L. and Elizabeth, Wein. 2024. American Wings: Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky. New York, NY, G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Smith, Sherri L. and Elizabeth, Wein, American Wings: Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky. New York, NY, G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2024.
MLA Citation (style guide)Smith, Sherri L., and Elizabeth Wein. American Wings: Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky. New York, NY, G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2024.
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505 | 0 | |a Prologue: a dream takes flight -- Pre-flight, Detroit, 1927 -- Ground school, 1927-1929 -- Taking off, 1929-1933 -- Climb, 1933-1934 -- Ethiopia, 1935 -- The airways part, 1936-1937 -- The defender flyers, 1938 -- The moonshot, 1939 -- The love story of Cornelius R. Coffey, 1939-1940 -- The Tuskegee tussle, 1940-1941 -- Wings of war, 1941-1945 -- Touching down, 1946 and beyond -- Epilogue: to the stars. | |
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