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