I don’t think a lot our aviation community understands the essence of why the Organization of Black Airline Pilots was formed. As a post civil rights baby, many blacks could not get in the door, much less get an interview with a major airline just because of the color of their skin. READ THE STORIES ABOUT THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN. It seems that we have swept this part of history under the rug, but it still exist, and I’m sure that some of you older pilots, pilots who have older parents, fell into the category of discriminating against blacks and supported segregation. This was all done based on the color of our skin. There was no intellectual merit to this struggle.
So this organization was formed as an advocate of just giving us a chance, being equally qualified, if not more than our white counterpart. So if you support our goals and onjectives, go right ahead, but make sure you bring your heart with you.
So this organization was formed as an advocate of just giving us a chance, being equally qualified, if not more than our white counterpart. So if you support our goals and onjectives, go right ahead, but make sure you bring your heart with you.