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American wings : Chicago's pioneering Black aviators and the race for equality in the sky /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Smith, Sherri L. (Author), Wein, Elizabeth (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2024].
Subjects:
African American air pilots > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Air pilots > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Aeronautics > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Private flying > Illinois > Chicago > Societies, etc. > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Air pilots.
African Americans > Biography.
Aeronautics > History.
Aeronautics, Commercial > Illinois > Chicago.
United States > Race relations > History.
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:376 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Awards:Notable Children's Trade Book/Social Studies, 2025.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780593323984
059332398X