American Wings by Sherri L. Smith & Elizabeth Wein moon landing Screen Printed in the U

Screen Printed in the U

When Amelia Earhart’s plane disappeared in 1937

ambitions flared

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

American Wings by Sherri L. Smith & Elizabeth Wein moon landing Screen Printed in the UIn 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