Record #:

34421

Author(s):

Short, John

Abstract:

In the mid-1940s, entertainment in Charlotte was almost entirely segregated. But the owner of Plaza Airport, named Haskell Deaton, organized an air show specifically for African American spectators to attend, though all were welcome. Pilots Charlie Foxx and Charlie Flowers, members of the celebrated Tuskegee Airmen, all African American, flew in the show.

Source:

Charlotte Magazine (NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 23 Issue 8, Aug 2018, p28-29, il, por

Subject(s):

Aviation--Charlotte; African Americans--Social life and customs