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Greenly, Larry

Eugene Bullard: World's First Black Fighter Pilot

(4) YA Greenly chronicles Bullard's life from childhood in Georgia to World War I hero in the French Foreign Legion and Lafayette Flying Corps. Bullard's success at overcoming racial discrimination is detailed; he was unappreciated in America until years after his death when the U.S. Air Force posthumously honored him. Limited, grainy archival photographs accompany the informative narrative. French pronunciation guide. Reading list. Ind.

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