01466nam a2200193u  450000500170000000700030001700800410002002000210006103300190008204000100010110000180011124500620012926000320019130000240022352009000024752100180114752600480116565000590121320190501191744.0ta101028b        ||||||||||||||||||||eng|u  a0590459139c4.50  a981021b981021  dWaOLN1 aHaskins, Jim.10aBlack eagles : African Americans in aviationcJim Haskins  aNew YorkbScholasticcc1995  a196 p. : ill.c19cm  aThis 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.8 a1160bLexile.0 aAccelerated Reader ARbMGc9.0d5.0z32519. 0aAfrican Americans in aeronauticsvJuvenile literature.