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[https://www.npr.org/2022/02/18/1080731249/segregated-skies-tells-the-story-of-the-first-black-pilot-for-a-commercial-airli by Elizabeth Blair 18/2/22 npr] | [https://www.npr.org/2022/02/18/1080731249/segregated-skies-tells-the-story-of-the-first-black-pilot-for-a-commercial-airli by Elizabeth Blair 18/2/22 npr] | ||
When American Airlines hired David Harris in 1964, he became the first African American pilot for a commercial airline. The story of how he broke the color barrier in the clouds is the subject of the young adult book Segregated Skies by Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cottman. | When American Airlines hired David Harris in 1964, he became the first African American pilot for a commercial airline. The story of how he broke the color barrier in the clouds is the subject of the young adult book Segregated Skies by Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cottman. | ||