http://blog.nasm.si.edu/aviation/the-desegregation-of-airports-in-the-american-south/ Mon, 20 May 2013 19:01:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blog.nasm.si.edu/aviation/the-desegregation-of-airports-in-the-american-south/comment-page-1/#comment-59355 David DeVorkin Fri, 25 May 2012 15:37:03 +0000 http://blog.nasm.si.edu/?p=4534#comment-59355 Important history! Did this sort of segregation apply to all non-whites using airports? Was there anything like it in the rest of the world?

]]> http://blog.nasm.si.edu/aviation/the-desegregation-of-airports-in-the-american-south/comment-page-1/#comment-59333 Guillaume Fri, 25 May 2012 13:49:53 +0000 http://blog.nasm.si.edu/?p=4534#comment-59333 This reminds me of a related story I first heard from aerospace historian Roger Billstein at a conference. he mentions that phone operators at various airlines were “trained” to identify African-American voices in order to assign them only specific seats on specific flights.

]]> http://blog.nasm.si.edu/aviation/the-desegregation-of-airports-in-the-american-south/comment-page-1/#comment-59321 Redirect: The Desegregation of Airports in the American South | Roger Launius's Blog Fri, 25 May 2012 12:56:48 +0000 http://blog.nasm.si.edu/?p=4534#comment-59321 [...] of airports in the U.S. South. I recommend this post to all readers. You will find her post here. Share this:ShareEmailDiggPrintFacebookRedditStumbleUponTwitterLike this:LikeBe the first to like [...]

]]> http://blog.nasm.si.edu/aviation/the-desegregation-of-airports-in-the-american-south/comment-page-1/#comment-59182 Angela Bailey Thu, 24 May 2012 22:39:53 +0000 http://blog.nasm.si.edu/?p=4534#comment-59182 This should be required reading in all classrooms. I think people forget, or want to forget, the degradation of certain citizens in this society – citizens who were required to pay taxes and die for this country. Thank you for making this a part of the Museum. We will be there next month and will definitely make time for this exhibit!

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