American Wings by Sherri L. Smith & Elizabeth Wein moon landing 12"L x 9"W x 4"H

12"L x 9"W x 4"H

5" L x 8" W x 5" H when built

3 1/2" Diameter

Jockeying reporters made much of their rivalries

When Amelia Earhart’s plane disappeared in 1937

American Wings by Sherri L. Smith & Elizabeth Wein moon landing 12"L x 9"W x 4"HIn 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