Joe Louis Visiting Powell’s Aeronautics Class
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Joe Louis' visit with William Powell in 1938 added prestige to black aviation.
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Heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis (left) with his wife visited William Powell’s class on aeronautics in 1938. Powell sought out celebrities to promote his flying club.
Credit:
Hatfield Collection, Museum of Flight, via National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Photo Number:
SI 99-15418
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Date:
1938
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