Age Discrimination Against Airline Pilots
Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging
Publisher :
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 17,2 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Age and employment
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging
Publisher :
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 17,2 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Age and employment
ISBN :
Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging
Publisher :
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 18,36 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Age and employment
ISBN :
Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging
Publisher :
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 49,57 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Age and employment
ISBN :
Author : Von Hardesty
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 39,76 MB
Release : 2008-01-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0061261386
Colin Powell once observed that "a dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work." This sentiment is mirrored dramatically in the story of African Americans in aerospace history. The invention of the airplane in the first decade of the twentieth century sparked a revolution in modern technology. Aviation in the popular mind became associated with adventure and heroism. For African Americans, however, this new realm of human flight remained off-limits, a consequence of racial discrimination. Many African Americans displayed a keen interest in the new air age, but found themselves routinely barred from gaining training as pilots or mechanics. Beginning in the 1920s, a small and widely scattered group of black air enthusiasts challenged this prevailing pattern of racial discrimination. With no small amount of effort—and against formidable odds—they gained their pilot licenses and acquired the technical skills to become aircraft mechanics. Over the course of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, African Americans have expanded their participation in both military and civilian aviation and space flight, from the early pioneers and barnstormers through the Tuskegee airmen to Shuttle astronauts. Featuring approximately two hundred historic and contemporary photographs and a lively narrative that spans eight decades of U.S. history, Black Wings offers a compelling overview of this extraordinary and inspiring saga.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging
Publisher :
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 12,70 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Age discrimination
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Author : National Geographic Kids
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,52 MB
Release : 2022-01-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1426372019
It was 1964 and black men didn't fly commercial jets. But David Harris was about to change that...
Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 23,43 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Aging
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Aviation
Publisher :
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 31,1 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Age discrimination
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Aviation
Publisher :
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 32,23 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Law
ISBN :
Author : John Macnicol
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 15,97 MB
Release : 2006-01-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1107320763
Age discrimination is a highly topical issue in all industrialised societies, against a background of concerns about shortening working lives and ageing populations in the future. Based upon detailed research, and adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this unique study traces the history of the age discrimination debate in Britain and the USA since the 1930s. It critically analyses the concepts of ageism in social relations and age discrimination in employment. Case-studies on generational equity and health care rationing by age are followed by an analysis of the British government's initiatives against age discrimination in employment. The book then traces the history of the debate on health status and old age, addressing the question of whether working capacity has improved sufficiently to justify calls to delay retirement and extend working lives. It concludes with a detailed examination of the origins and subsequent working of the USA's 1967 Age Discrimination in Employment Act.