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Author | : POWELL WILLIAM J |
Publisher | : Smithsonian Books (DC) |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 1994-08-17 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
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"During the 1930s a prominent black entrepreneur and pilot named William J. Powell urged blacks to acquire the skills to become pilots, mechanics, and aviation business leaders, so that they could attain economic power in the air age and break down the barriers of racism." "Powell shared his vision of black advancement in his thinly disguised 1934 autobiography, Black Wings, now reissued as Black Aviator after six decades of obscurity. Containing new photographs and historical information on Powell's life and times (1899-1942), the book chronicles the formative part of Powell's career in aviation through the fictional personality of "Bill Brown." The narrative begins with Powell's first airplane ride in Paris in 1927 (three months after Charles Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic) and then moves to Los Angeles, where he pursued his career in aviation full time." "Powell worked tirelessly to promote black awareness of aviation, recruiting Duke Ellington, Joe Louis, and other prominent figures as sponsors. Black Aviator recounts how he founded the Bessie Coleman Aero Club to promote flying within the black community, sponsored record-breaking flights, and organized air shows. Powell provides vivid portrayals of early black pilots such as Hubert Fauntleroy Julian, James Herman Banning, and C. Alfred Anderson." "Based on real events and individuals, Bill Brown's story describes how black pilots first broke into aviation in the Depression years. An introductory essay by Von Hardesty places Powell's life and work in the larger context of American social history."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author | : William J. Powell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : African American air pilots |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : SANDLER STANLEY |
Publisher | : Smithsonian |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1998-07-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781560989172 |
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"Sandler does a fine job of emphasizing the unjustness of the segregation policy as well as the excellence of the men who flew in segregated skies. He provides a good look at this lesser known aspect of (World War II).--"Retired Officer". 38 photos.
Author | : Doris L. Rich |
Publisher | : Smithsonian Institution |
Total Pages | : 187 |
Release | : 2015-03-10 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1588345122 |
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Here is the brief but intense life of Bessie Coleman, America's first African American woman aviator. Born in 1892 in Atlanta, Texas, she became known as “Queen Bess,” a barnstormer and flying-circus performer who defied the strictures of race, sex, and society in pursuit of a dream.
Author | : BRAGG J |
Publisher | : Smithsonian |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1997-07-17 |
Genre | : African American women air pilots |
ISBN | : 9781560987550 |
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"The first African American woman to earn a full commercial pilot's license, Janet Harmon Bragg led a life of multifaceted achievement. Not only a pioneering aviator but also a successful businesswomen, she owned and operated two nursing homes on Chicago's South Side for nearly three decades and traveled extensively in Africa". -- Back cover.
Author | : Cathleen Small |
Publisher | : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2017-07-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 150262754X |
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Inspired by soldiers returning from World War I, Bessie Coleman decided to become a pilot, but in 1916 American flight schools did not admit women. This book examines the challenging times and amazing accomplishments of Coleman on her journey to not only become the first woman of African American and Native American descent to earn an international aviation pilot's license, but also a successful civilian pilot and famous stunt flyer.
Author | : Philip S. Hart |
Publisher | : Twenty-First Century Books |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 2009-08-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0761358366 |
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When she was growing up in Waxahachie, Texas, in the early 1900s, young Bessie Coleman had to do without a lot of things. Because she was black, she went to inferior schools. Because her mother worked to support the family, Bessie often had to stay at home to watch her younger sisters. But Bessie Coleman always knew she would make something of her life. In 1920 she became the first African-American woman to fly an airplane. Struggling against prejudice and lack of funds, Coleman built a career as a barn-storming pilot in the 1920s. Although she did not live to realize her dream of opening a school for black aviators, she was--by her example--a source of inspiration to generations of flyers, dreamers, and achievers to come.
Author | : Deborah G. Douglas |
Publisher | : Smithsonian Books (DC) |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Art Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 1915 |
Genre | : Air pilots |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Nikki Grimes |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : African American women air pilots |
ISBN | : 9780439573429 |
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A biography of the first licensed female African American pilot.