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Fre the children!" TIt t
b . dem d i the b ttl cry
of a national campaign by
ti partheid group ho are
callin for the relea of thou-
d of South rican d
amibian children jailed by the
partheid government.
The campaign i bein
1 unch d this Jun in conjunct-
ion ith 23-city tour of th
.. - including Detroit -
by four women from uth
f ri and neighboring ami-
bi hich is illegally occupied
by the hite minority-ruled
vemment.
The omen t 0
member of the
tional Congre
uth Afri and two mem-
r of the South e Afric
Pe pIe Organiz tion APO)
of amibia, re expected relate
ccount violence, torture and
detention of children, me as
young a five.
e imated 25 ()()() people
h ve been detained since South
fric impo the e of
erner ency June 12, 1986.
The Detain s Parent Sup-
o
con
r c
ST. WUIS 0
All of
the monuments commemorating
thi n tion' ar de came
ithin t le dec e of the
conflict . 0 more than 40
year after t e end of orld
II and 6 years after orld
ar I th re is nothin to dedi
c e to the memory of Bl
vi tor from 1917 to the pre
nt.
There i no rno ement
unde y to correct th itua
tion. A oup h be n formed
in St. Loui to correct h
th Y call thi m 'or over' t
in eri an hi ory .
The Committee for the Avi -
ural Proj ct plan to
mur r St. Loui
Lambert Intern tional irport
to depict the role of Bl c in
vi tion from 1917 through to
tod y.
AACPYouth
Confer nc
to meet In Jack on
JACKSO - All . chigan
AACP officer units and
members have been urged to
ttend theJune 1:7 meeting of
the . chigan State AACP
Youth Conference set for the
Centaur Apartments C1ub
house 1500 W. orth St in
Ja on.
According to Carl Breeding.
President S e Conference,
the meeting will start 1 pm.
Breeding said the purpose .
to plan for the e conven-
tion planned fo September .
•
port Committee e e that
40 percent of the de '
under 18 ye old.
,
c
ildren' ca
paig
ave
Under the
the uth riti
. form pent
children are arre ted.
'It is not unu al." site
a report relea d by the De-
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aIlDIN __ Ddled by ·w(]me:n from South Africa
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o ·African American airmen
Fran�
1922 � 19l5
African Americans a the
nation are flying in greater
nUlllbel'S. any are proficient
pilots and barnstormers
as Bessie Coleman.
1925 - Despite the obvious
. bc2ug made by
African American pilots, the
War Departmem openly chal
the ability of African
Americans to both fly and
- 1929 - The
a . launched in Los
Angeles to promote aviation
among African Americans.
1931 - The Air
od' inspired by
Bessie Co eman, opens in
Chicago,
1931 -
and l.bjDlD31S
first Bla to fly across the
rontinent Their historic flight
in a used craft, 00 41 hours
and Z7 minutes.
1933
Hanni
"C . f"
An.u ... l:lnft and D • AI For-
fte from Atlantic City
to Los Angeles and back. This
-mar ed the first transcontinen
tal flight by African
Americans. They also fie to
Canada tha same year.
1934 - The An 0 - 01"-
team trikes again. This
time the famed African
American duo launches the
Pan American Goodwill
F1ight. On their first leg from
Miami to assau, the achieve
ment proved to be the first
� ncb flight by a land
based plane. They then flew
on to Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands,
Grenada, Trinidad and British
Guiana.
1938 - Gro C. is
the first African American to
fly air mail
1939 - Dale White and
S fie a
3,000 mile roundtrip flight
from Chicago to Washington,
D.C. to dramatize the goal of
wider African American invol
vement in aviation.
ofthe Tuskegee flying experi
ment was among the four.
1941 - Congress activates
the 99th uil Sq dro on
March 22, despite the objec
'ODS of the War Department
1950 Lo .
designed, buil and flew an all
wood single seater midget
class plane kno as WR-l
Love. He also built WR 2 and
3. WR 3 has the unique ability
to fold its wings and driven on
the highway.
1939 - From 1914 to 1939,
span of 25 years, only 23
African Americans ere
licensed to fly private aircraft
and of that number only four
are licensed on commercial
aircraft, Ch Chi f'
derso who was in charge
1951 - L.
became the first
African-Ameri naval
aviator. He po thum us
recei d th Distinguished
Flying Cr Air edal and
Purp Heart
Since it inception 0 years
, the committee for-
mul ted plan to nsor
$600,000 8xSO foot mural.
Lena Horne h agreed to
rve t n lion chairperson
for the fundrai' drive. me,
ho a the "pin-up" qu n
of the Tu Airmen noted
tba a tribute recognizing th
. ements and contributio
of Ameri 's viator .
paint in ill
received
p ing in Ameri '
gram.
Both priv t and rporate
donation can be nt to the
Committee for the viati n
ural Pr iect ucce
C.A. .P.S.� P,O. Box 46728,
St. Loui 0 63146-6728.
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