@article{1356199,
      recid = {1356199},
      author = {Perez, Severo.},
      title = {Willa Beatrice Brown an American aviator / [electronic  resource] :},
      publisher = {Filmakers Library,},
      address = {New York, NY :},
      pages = {1 online resource (28 min.).},
      year = {2009},
      note = {Title from resource description page (viewed May 24,  2011).},
      abstract = {Willa Beatrice Brown, the first African- American woman in  the U.S. to be a licensed pilot, earned her license in  1937. She and her husband, Cornelius Coffey, founded a  fully accredited flying school at Harlem Airfield, near  Chicago. The school provided basic through advanced  mechanic training and flight instruction for thousands of  men and women, both black and white. Willa became a  founding member of the National Airmen s Association of  America, whose purpose was to lobby Congress for the racial  integration of the US Army Air Corps. Her efforts were  responsible for Congress creation of the renowned Tuskegee  Airmen, leading to the integration of the U.S. military  service in 1948. Despite her many accomplishments, few  people have heard of Willa Brown. This documentary tells  her story and that of African- American aviation before  World War II, highlighting the contributions of the many  extraordinary individuals who shaped civil rights history.  The program also includes rare interviews with some of the  actual participants.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1356199},
}