Keep Your Airspeed Up - The Story of a Tuskegee Airman

The memoir of an African American man who, through dedication to his goals and vision, rose through the despair of racial segregation to great heights of accomplishment, not only as a military aviator, but also as an educator and as an American citizen.

About the author

Harold H. Brown grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After completing flight training at the Tuskegee Institute, he served as a combat pilot with the 332nd Fighter Group during World War II. After the war, he joined the Strategic Air Command before earning his PhD and serving as an administrator at what is now Columbus State Community College in Columbus, Ohio

Marsha S. Bordner is president emeritus at Terra State Community College in Fremont, Ohio. She has spent more than thirty-five years committed to higher education, both as an educator and as an administrator. She earned her PhD in English from the Ohio State University.

Summary

The memoir of an African American man who, through dedication to his goals and vision, rose through the despair of racial segregation to great heights of accomplishment, not only as a military aviator, but also as an educator and as an American citizen.

Product details

• Authors: Marsha S. Bordner, Harold H. Brown, Harold H./ Bordner Brown
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9780817319588
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-1958-8
• No. of pages: 270
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Zweiter Weltkrieg - Periode (1939 bis 1945), BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, Biografien: historisch, politisch, militärisch, HISTORY / Military / World War II, Moderne Kriegsführung, Biography / Autobiography, HISTORY / Military / Aviation