American wings : Chicago's pioneering Black aviators and the race for equality in the sky
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Smith, Sherri L.,
Contributors
Wein, Elizabeth, author.
Published
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2024.
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376 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Published
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2024.
Format
Book
Language
English

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-368) and index.
Description
"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"--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
Ages 7 years and up,G.P. Putnam's Sons.

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LC Subjects
Aeronautics -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
African American air pilots -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Air pilots -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Private flying -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Societies, etc. -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Other Subjects
Aeronautics -- History.
Aeronautics, Commercial -- Illinois -- Chicago.
African Americans -- Biography.
Air pilots.
United States -- Race relations -- History.

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