For early aviators, conquering the forces of gravity was a daunting challenge. But black aviators had an additional challenge - to conquer the forces of racism.

Meet the men and women who took to the skies throughout the 20th century and helped prove to a segregated nation that skin color doesn’t determine skill level.

From biplanes to commercial jets, and from barnstormers to war fighters, meet the path-breaking pilots who opened the skies for all - and contributed in countless ways to the development of aviation.

If you would like to win a copy of this fascinating new DVD, just answer this easy question about airplanes: The Wright brothers invented and flew the first airplane in what year?!

Send us your answers and if you are correct you will be in the running to win one of these new DVDs! Just send us an e:mail here before November 30th, 2021 with your answer and the subject title CONTEST: BLACK WINGS DVDs to: exclusivemagazine@flash.net

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