Curtiss–Wright Aeronautical University
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title:
Curtiss–Wright Aeronautical University
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Curtiss–Wright Aeronautical University was a flight school in Chicago, Illinois founded by aircraft manufacturer Curtiss-Wright. Open from 1929 until 1953, the university was the first accredited flight school in the Midwest which accepted black students and instructors. While it opened as an all-white school, after Cornelius Coffey and John C. Robinson threatened to sue the school for denying them entrance in 1930, the superintendent agreed to conduct segregated classes for black students if th
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United States historic place
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss%E2%80%93Wright_Aeronautical_University
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2021-02-17T01:33:14Z
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