In 1932, James Banning, along with his co-pilot Thomas Allen, make history by becoming the first African Americans to fly across the United States, relying on the generosity of people they meet in the towns along the way who help keep their "flying jalopy" going
Themes
Genres: Non-Fiction
Categories: Biography, Oppression & Resilience
Content: Skin Tone and Color, STEM
Settings: Arizona, California, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Northern America, Ohio, Oklahoma, United States of America
Ethnicity: Unspecified
Immigration: Non-Immigrant
Gender: Boy/Man
Race/Culture: Black/African/African American, White/European American/Caucasian
Character Prominence: Background, Joint Main