American Wings by Sherri L. Smith & Elizabeth Wein moon landing decked out with his iconic

decked out with his iconic pilot's hat

ambitions flared

they established a school to train new pilots

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American Wings by Sherri L. Smith & Elizabeth Wein moon landing decked out with his iconicIn 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? American Wings follows a group of determined Black Americans: Cornelius Coffey and Johnny Robinson, skilled auto mechanics; Janet Harmon