American Wings by Sherri L. Smith & Elizabeth Wein moon landing ambitions flared

ambitions flared

Screen Printed in the U

3" diameter ceramic trinket dish with the White Bird insignia in the center

Jockeying reporters made much of their rivalries

looking to their next goal

American Wings by Sherri L. Smith & Elizabeth Wein moon landing ambitions flaredIn 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