The divided skies : establishing segregated flight training at Tuskegee, Alabama, 1934-1942 / Robert J. Jakeman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jakeman, Robert J., 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tuskegee Institute.

Tuskegee Institute--History.

Flight training.

African American air pilots.

African American air pilots--Alabama--History.

Flight training--Alabama--Tuskegee--History.

Alabama--Tuskegee.

Alabama.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 416 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the Persian Gulf War, Americans of all races fought in integrated units under the leadership of the first African-American to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Indeed, the United States armed forces of the 1990s are arguably the most integrated institution in American society. But it was not always so.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

1. Aviation and Tuskegee Institute: The Early Years

2. Black Americans and the Military

3. The Black Public Becomes Air-minded

4. Civil Rights Emerges as a National Issue

5. The Aviation Legislation of 1939

6. The Civilian Pilot Training Program at Tuskegee

7. Tuskegee Emerges as the Center of Black Aviation

8. The Campaign for Air Corps Participation Broadens

9. Fruits of the Campaign: The Ninety-ninth Pursuit Squadron

10. The Reaction to the Ninety-ninth

11. Military Flight Training Begins

12. Making the Dream a Reality: The Air Corps' First Black Pilots

13. Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8173-9215-7

0-585-27307-3

OCLC:

122895205