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David Harris battled racism to make history flying for a major U.S. passenger airline in 1964

David Harris battled racism to make history flying for a major U.S. passenger airline in 1964

David E. Harris was born on December 22, 1934, in Columbus, Ohio. He had private education before attending the Ohio State University. He was passionate about flying planes so he took the opportunity to apply to the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps while in college. He however suffered a series of rejections because of…

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