Bessie Coleman

John C. Robinson, aka the Brown Condor

This program is open to the public, but REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED as space is limited and these talks quickly reach capacity.
To reserve your spot, call 847-391-5399 or email us at
contact@desplaineshistory.org.

Our monthly Coffee Talk series is supported by sponsorships from Village Bank & Trust and the Kiwanis Club of Des Plaines.
Coffee Talks are free to attend. Please consider a donation of any amount to help us sustain future programming.


Coffee Talk
Thursday, July 10
1:30p

At the Des Plaines History Center 781 Pearson Street

Black Wings: Chicago's Pioneering African American Aviators
— with Michael Haupt —

Long before the Tuskegee Airmen, African Americans in Chicago took flight
breaking many barriers that had kept them grounded.

Aviation historian Michael Haupt, author of Aviation Chicago Timeline, introduces pioneering Black aviators Bessie Coleman, Cornelius Coffey, John C. Robinson
(aka the Brown Condor) and others who shaped aviation prior to World War II.

Chicago’s African American aviators broke through major obstacles,
both inside and outside the U.S.

Discover how their determination and achievements helped pave the way for
greater diversity and inclusion in the aviation industry.

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