{"product_id":"american-wings-chicagos-pioneering-black-aviators-and-the-race-for-equality-in-the-sky-9780593323984","title":"American Wings: Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sherri L. Smith\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History - United States - 20th Century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eFlygirl \u003c\/i\u003eand the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCode Name Verity\u003c\/i\u003e comes the thrilling and inspiring true story of the desegregation of the skies.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This beautiful and brilliant history of not only what it means to be Black and dream of flying but to, against every odd, do so, completely blew me away.\" --Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award Winner for \u003ci\u003eBrown Girl Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Wings\u003c\/i\u003e follows a group of determined Black Americans: Cornelius Coffey and Johnny Robinson, skilled auto mechanics; Janet Harmon Bragg, a nurse; and Willa Brown, a teacher and social worker. Together, they created a flying club and built their own airfield south of Chicago. As the U.S. hurtled toward World War II, they established a school to train new pilots, teaching both Black and white students together and proving, in a time when the U.S. military was still segregated, that successful integration was possible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing rare historical photographs, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Wings\u003c\/i\u003e brings to light a hidden history of pioneering Black men and women who, with grit and resilience, battled powerful odds for an equal share of the sky.","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45036027576471,"sku":"9780593323984","price":1522.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780593323984.webp?v=1768543453","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/american-wings-chicagos-pioneering-black-aviators-and-the-race-for-equality-in-the-sky-9780593323984","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}