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Wolf, Dan, (television producer,, screenwriter.). Wilburn, Jeff, (narrator.). Folley, Marquette, (commentator.). Hardesty, Von, 1939- (commentator.). Bunch, Lonnie G., III, (commentator.). McLeod, Gustavus A., (commentator.). Smithsonian Networks (Firm), (production company.). Smithsonian Channel, (publisher.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (publisher.).

A documentary on the first African American aviators, examining the achievements of Bessie Coleman, William Powell, James Herman Banning, Thomas C. Allen, and Marlon Green.

DVD  - 2017
629.1309 Black
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Subject
Aeronautics > United States > History.
Aeronautics, Military > United States > History.
African Americans in aeronautics > History.
Coleman, Bessie, 1892-1926.
Powell, William J., 1899-1942.
Banning, James Herman.
Allen, Thomas C. (Thomas Cox), 1907-1989.
Green, Marlon D. (Marlon DeWitt), 1929-2009.
Genre
Documentary films.
Historical films.
Biographical films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
  • ISBN: 9781531703783
  • Physical Description videodisc
    1 videodisc (51 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition Widescreen.
  • Publisher [Washington, D.C.] : Smithsonian Channel, [2017]
  • Distributor [Arlington, Virginia] : Public Media Distribution, L.L.C., [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Documentary.
GMD: videodisc.
Participant or Performer Note: Narrator, Jeff Wilburn ; commentators, Marquette Folley, Von Hardesty, Lonnie Bunch, Gus McLeod.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: TVPG.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround.
Language Note:
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).