David E. Harris, Trailblazing Airline Pilot, Is Dead at 89
In 1964, at the height of the civil rights movement, he became the first Black pilot for a major commercial airline in the United States.
Full ArticleDavid E. Harris, Trailblazing Airline Pilot, Is Dead at 89
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