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America's Black Air Pioneers, 1900-1939.

ADA210437

Publication Date	1988
Personal Author	Jakeman, R. J.
Page Count	48
Abstract	Throughout the period 1900-1939 black Americans were actively involved in aviation. Until 1927 their participation was sporadic and their numbers limited. Between 1927 and 1936 black Americans' interest in aviation grew and several black pilots achieved notoriety through their aeronautical exploits. After 1936, the number of black Americans involved in aviation expanded and a national black flying association was established. Moreover, black Americans began to question discriminatory practices that restricted their opportunities in the air. Thus when the federal government expanded its involvement in civil and military aviation on the eye of World War II, the stage was set for the emergence of a powerful pressure campaign to prohibit racial discrimination in federally-funded aviation training and open the all-white U.S. Army Air Corps to black Americans. Keywords: Negroes, Theses. (AW)
Keywords	Negroes Pilots Aviation personnel Civil aviation Corps level organizations Discrimination Eye Flight Racial discrimination Theses United states Warfare Flight training Minority groups
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	74G - Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics 70D - Personnel Management, Labor Relations & Manpower Studies 51C - Aircraft 92C - Social Concerns
Corporate Authors	Air Command and Staff Coll., Maxwell AFB, AL.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198922

America's Black Air Pioneers, 1900-1939.

America's Black Air Pioneers, 1900-1939.
ADA210437

Publication Date	1988
Personal Author	Jakeman, R. J.
Page Count	48
Abstract	Throughout the period 1900-1939 black Americans were actively involved in aviation. Until 1927 their participation was sporadic and their numbers limited. Between 1927 and 1936 black Americans' interest in aviation grew and several black pilots achieved notoriety through their aeronautical exploits. After 1936, the number of black Americans involved in aviation expanded and a national black flying association was established. Moreover, black Americans began to question discriminatory practices that restricted their opportunities in the air. Thus when the federal government expanded its involvement in civil and military aviation on the eye of World War II, the stage was set for the emergence of a powerful pressure campaign to prohibit racial discrimination in federally-funded aviation training and open the all-white U.S. Army Air Corps to black Americans. Keywords: Negroes, Theses. (AW)
Keywords	Negroes Pilots Aviation personnel Civil aviation Corps level organizations Discrimination Eye Flight Racial discrimination Theses United states Warfare Flight training Minority groups
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	74G - Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics 70D - Personnel Management, Labor Relations & Manpower Studies 51C - Aircraft 92C - Social Concerns
Corporate Authors	Air Command and Staff Coll., Maxwell AFB, AL.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198922