The American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum Celebrates Black History Month
February 19 2009 - 2:31PM
PR Newswire (US)
FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In recognition
of Black History Month, the American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum is
presenting a photographic exhibit that focuses on African-American
cockpit and cabin crews who worked for American Airlines, as well
as celebrities who flew as passengers. The exhibit will be on
display throughout February. Pioneers such as Dave Harris, the
first black pilot to fly for a major airline, and Joan Dorsey, the
first black flight attendant to be hired by a major airline, are
highlighted. Photos of Sammy Davis, Jackie Robinson and Eartha Kitt
stepping off American's planes will take visitors back to a bygone
era. The American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum is also proud to
launch Double-Header Movie Saturdays. On Feb. 21 and 28, two videos
about the Tuskegee Airmen will be shown in the museum's main
theater. At 1:30 p.m. the HBO Pictures and Price Entertainment
Production of The Tuskegee Airmen, starring Laurence Fishburne,
Cuba Gooding, Jr., and Malcolm Jamal Warner, will play (PG-13, 106
minutes). Then at 4 p.m., Nightfighters, the True Story of the
332nd Fighter Group will be shown. It is a 52-minute documentary
produced by Xenon Pictures (not rated). The photographic exhibit
and presentations shown during Double-Header Movie Saturdays are
included at no additional cost with admission. Museum members and
employees of AMR Corporation are admitted to the museum for free.
Non-member and non-employee admission fees are $4 for adults and $2
for seniors, students, and children. The museum is open Tuesday
through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Visit the museum's web site at
http://www.crsmithmuseum.org/ for more information. About American
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