|
In recognition of Black History Month, the American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum is presenting a photographic exhibit that focuses on African-American cockpit and cabin crews who worked for American Airlines, as well as celebrities who flew as passengers. The exhibit will be on display throughout February.
Pioneers such as Dave Harris, the first black pilot to fly for a major airline, and Joan Dorsey, the first black flight attendant to be hired by a major airline, are highlighted. Photos of Sammy Davis, Jackie Robinson and Eartha Kitt stepping off American’s planes will take visitors back to a bygone era.
The American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum is also proud to launch Triple-Header Movie Saturdays during the month of February. On Feb. 6, 13, 20 and 27, three videos about African-American Aviators will be shown in the museum’s main theater.
- At 11 a.m. AMS Pictures Production of Resurrecting Moton Field: The Birthplace of the Tuskegee Airmen!, will play (not rated, 69 minutes).
- At 1 p.m. PBS Home Video and Rubicon Productions of The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars, will play (not rated, 60 minutes).
- Then at 4 p.m., A Fighting Force: African-Americans in the Military – Black Aviators: Flying Free will be shown. It is a 50-minute documentary produced by CBS News Productions for the History Channel (not rated).
Triple-Header Saturdays for February 2010
11 a.m. |
|
Resurrecting Moton Field: The Birthplace of the Tuskegee Airmen
This documentary exposes the lost stories of African American Tuskegee Airmen who fought as heroes for their country, only to return home to the same segregation and unequal experience before the war. The DVD also contains interesting extras, including a short piece on the ongoing restoration of Moton Field, which has fallen into serious disrepair.”
Resurrecting Moton Field captures the beginning to what we now call the Tuskegee Experience, chronicling early days of black aviation, and then bringing this light into the 21st Century with the deeds of today's flyers. |
1 p.m. |
|
The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars
This inspiring World War II story spotlights 450 men who fought on two fronts at once. Black American aviators, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, battled Axis powers in Europe and North Africa and then took on racism at home. Trained by the segregated military system as an experiment to see if blacks could fly in combat, these pilots made more than 15,000 stories and 1,500 missions. Their success led to the integration of the U.S. armed forces. |
3 p.m. |
|
A Fighting Force: African-Americans In The Military
From America's birth by fire in the Revolution to the sands of Iraq, black warriors have fought and died for our nation. Long before they were recognized as citizens, much less equals, African-Americans sacrificed their lives for a society from which they were largely excluded.
Our feature, Black Aviators: Flying Free, explores the fascinating stories of the pilots and airmen, from the Tuskegee Airmen to today’s astronauts. |
The photographic exhibit and presentations shown during Tripleheader Movie Saturdays are included at no additional cost with admission. Museum members and employees of AMR Corporation are admitted to the museum for free. Non-member and non-employee admission fees are $4 for adults and $2 for seniors, students, and children. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
|
