01547nam a2200217Ia 450000500170000000800470001724500670006410000320013126000420016330000310020530000090023650000140024502000320025965000580029105000300034954600150037952009000039433600090129433700150130333800110131820260803094227.0251212s1995    xx            000 0 und d©©©1 aBlack eagles : bAfrican Americans in aviation /cJim Haskins.  aHaskins, James,d1941-2005.  aNew York :bScholastic Inc.,c©1995.  a196 pages: billustrations  a19cm  aLex: 1160  a0-590-45913-9; 078073004508  aAfrican Americans in aeronauticsvJuvenile literature  a629.1308996073 H27b c1995  ain English  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.  atext  aunmediated  avolume