Runways of Defiance: The Rise and Legacy of Columbia Air Center - Couverture souple

Mills, Jeff

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798255815395

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Before integration opened the skies, they built their own.
In 1941, on quiet farmland in Croom, Maryland, a group of determined Black aviators did something revolutionary: they built the first licensed Black-owned and operated airport in the United States.
Columbia Air Center was more than a runway carved from tobacco soil. It was a declaration. A training ground for aspiring pilots during the era of the Tuskegee Airmen. A home to the first Black Civil Air Patrol squadron in the D.C. region. A sanctuary in a segregated nation that restricted who could rise — and where they could land.
Blending meticulous historical research with cinematic storytelling, Runways of Defiance uncovers the forgotten story of the airfield that challenged exclusion not with protest alone, but with infrastructure. Through war, integration, closure, and rediscovery, this powerful narrative reveals how ownership became resistance — and how a grass runway in Prince George’s County helped reshape American aviation history.
This is not just a story about flight.
It is a story about dignity engineered, autonomy constructed, and a community that refused to remain grounded.
The sky was never the barrier. The runway was. And they built one anyway.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798255815395
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 70
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