Founder of the Coffey School of Aeronautics in Chicago, Cornelius Coffey's training of African American pilots in the 1930s led to the admission of African Americans to the Army Air Corps in World War II.
The Curator's Choice lecture series at the National Mall building is presented every Wednesday at noon. A Museum staff member talks to the public about the history, collection, or personalities related to a specific artifact or exhibition in the Museum. |
