Michael H Cottman
1) Shackles from the deep: tracing the path of a sunken slave ship, a bitter past, and a rich legacy
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
127 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
Presents an investigation into the wreck of the Henrietta Marie and how it reflects the tragic history of slavery in England, West Africa, the Caribbean and America.
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Description
It was 1964 and black men didn't fly commercial jets. But David Harris was about to change that... After years of flying B-52 bombers in the United States Air Force, David Harris applied to be a pilot for commercial airliners, an opportunity no other African American before him-not even the famed Tuskegee Airmen-had ever been afforded. After receiving rejection after rejection, he finally signed on with American Airlines in 1964. But this success...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
128 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Description
"This narrative follows David Harris's turbulent path to become the first African-American commercial airline pilot in the U.S., presented against the backdrop of racial tensions, protests, and the landmark civil rights legislation of the 1960s"--