‘Segregated Skies’ tells the story of the first Black pilot for a commercial airline

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David Harris, now 87, says he would have loved to keep flying. "I would have done it another 30 years had I not grown old."

When American Airlines hired David Harris in 1964, he became the first African American pilot to fly for a commercial airline. Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cottman’s Segregated Skies tells his story.

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When American Airlines hired David Harris in 1964, he became the first African American pilot to fly for a commercial airline. Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cottman’s Segregated Skies tells his story.