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The Resource Flight : The Story of Virgil Richardson, A Tuskegee Airman in Mexico, by Ben Vinson, (electronic resource)

Flight : The Story of Virgil Richardson, A Tuskegee Airman in Mexico, by Ben Vinson, (electronic resource)

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Virgil Richardson blazed his own unique trail through the twentieth century: a co-founder of Harlem's American Negro Theater, 1930s radio personality, World War II pilot, and expatriate for most of his life. In Flight, this remarkable man tells his story in his own vivid words. Educated in Texas, Richardson set out for New York City in 1938 to build a career on the stage. Just when he was on the brink of success as an actor, World War II broke out and he was drafted into the army. After overcoming numerous obstacles, Richardson became a Tuskegee cadet in 1943, and later saw action flying over the battlefields of Europe. Upon returning to the racially divided U.S., he decided to move to Mexico, where he encountered a society quite different from the one he had left behind. Compellingly told and historically fascinating, this is the story of a determined individual unwilling to accept the limited options of Jim Crow America.--
Language
eng
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Flight : The Story of Virgil Richardson, A Tuskegee Airman in Mexico
Title
Flight
Title remainder
The Story of Virgil Richardson, A Tuskegee Airman in Mexico
Statement of responsibility
by Ben Vinson
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Virgil Richardson blazed his own unique trail through the twentieth century: a co-founder of Harlem's American Negro Theater, 1930s radio personality, World War II pilot, and expatriate for most of his life. In Flight, this remarkable man tells his story in his own vivid words. Educated in Texas, Richardson set out for New York City in 1938 to build a career on the stage. Just when he was on the brink of success as an actor, World War II broke out and he was drafted into the army. After overcoming numerous obstacles, Richardson became a Tuskegee cadet in 1943, and later saw action flying over the battlefields of Europe. Upon returning to the racially divided U.S., he decided to move to Mexico, where he encountered a society quite different from the one he had left behind. Compellingly told and historically fascinating, this is the story of a determined individual unwilling to accept the limited options of Jim Crow America.--
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Vinson, Ben
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non fiction
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Springer
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  • United States-History
  • Ethnicity
  • History, Modern
  • America-History
  • Ethnology-Latin America
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Flight : The Story of Virgil Richardson, A Tuskegee Airman in Mexico, by Ben Vinson, (electronic resource)
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403981448
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Control code
978-1-4039-8144-8
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1 online resource (X, 204 pages)
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  • online
  • electronic
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Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9781403981448
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computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)560482103
Label
Flight : The Story of Virgil Richardson, A Tuskegee Airman in Mexico, by Ben Vinson, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403981448
Publication
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
978-1-4039-8144-8
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (X, 204 pages)
Form of item
  • online
  • electronic
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9781403981448
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)560482103

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