Black eagles : African Americans in aviation Jim Haskins
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TextPublisher: New York Scholastic c1995Description: 196 p. : ill. 19cmISBN: 0590459139Subject(s): African Americans in aeronautics -- Juvenile literatureSummary: This account traces the contributions made to aviation history by African Americans from before World War I to the astronaut Mae Jemison. Bowker Authored Title code. Paving the way for Guy Bluford were many pioneers who overcame the limitations imposed by discrimination & found ways to succeed in aviation. Early African-American pilots found that Europe was more open for opportunities. Later, the need for accomplished airmen in World War II allowed black pilots to demonstrate their abilities. From Eugene Bullard & Bessie Coleman through the Tuskegee airmen & the space age, this is a very thorough & readable book. Detailed chronology, bibliography, & made to aviation history by African Americans from before World War I to the astronaut Mae Jemison. This account traces the contributions made to aviation history by African Americans from before World War I to the astronaut Mae Jemison.
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This account traces the contributions made to aviation history by African Americans from before World War I to the astronaut Mae Jemison. Bowker Authored Title code. Paving the way for Guy Bluford were many pioneers who overcame the limitations imposed by discrimination & found ways to succeed in aviation. Early African-American pilots found that Europe was more open for opportunities. Later, the need for accomplished airmen in World War II allowed black pilots to demonstrate their abilities. From Eugene Bullard & Bessie Coleman through the Tuskegee airmen & the space age, this is a very thorough & readable book. Detailed chronology, bibliography, & made to aviation history by African Americans from before World War I to the astronaut Mae Jemison. This account traces the contributions made to aviation history by African Americans from before World War I to the astronaut Mae Jemison.
1160 Lexile.
Accelerated Reader AR MG 9.0 5.0 32519.
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