To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, we’re cataloging 25 objects that define the country’s history. There’s a good chance you’ve heard of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first Black aviators ...

In 1939 African American aviator Chauncey Spencer and fellow Black pilot Dale White flew in a fragile biplane from Chicago to Washington, D.C. The flight suit that helped open the skies for Black ...