American Wings - Chicago s Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the

From the acclaimed author of “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 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? Featuring rare historical photographs,

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Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein

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• Authors: Sherri L Smith, Sherri L. Smith, Elizabeth Wein, Wein Elizabeth
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.2025
• EAN: 9780593323991
• ISBN: 978-0-593-32399-1
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Interest age: from c 12 years, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children's / Teenage: general non-fiction, Relating to African American / Black American people, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / African American & Black, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Transportation / Aviation