Turbulence Before Takeoff: The Life & Times of Aviation Pioneer Marlon Dewitt Green

Turbulence Before Takeoff is the inspiring story of Marlon DeWitt Green, a successful Air Force pilot, who became the first African America to be hired by a commercial airline. Interspersed with his struggle, which ended with a landmark, unanimous ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, are unforgettable stories from the 1950s and 1960s, when the fight for civil rights nearly tore America apart.