Theme

Hi-lo, nonfiction, African American, pilots, World War II

World War II was coming

Soon the United States would join the war. Everyone knew it was a matter of time. African Americans wanted to fight for their country. They wanted to be pilots. But they had to overcome racism to earn their wings.

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