History Book Festival Featured Author Carole Hopson
SDARJ is pleased to be a Community Partner for the History Book Festival in Lewes. Carole Hopson will present her book, “A Pair of Wings: A Novel,” at a free author event on Saturday, September 28, at 12:30 pm in the Lewes Elementary School Auditorium. Read more.
About the book
A Pair of Wings: A Novel
Henry Holt & Co., 2024
This novel was inspired by Bessie Coleman, a Black woman who learned to fly at the dawn of aviation and found freedom in the air. Bessie’s fascination with flight began when an airplane buzzed overhead as she worked in a Texas cotton field, a few years after the Wright brothers’ first flight. Moving to Chicago, she won the backing of wealthy, powerful Black men, but her true love remained flying. In 1920, no one in the U.S. would teach a Black woman to fly, so Bessie learned to speak French and set off for Europe. Two years ahead of Amelia Earhart, she earned her pilot’s license.
This event is presented in partnership with Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice (SDARJ).
About the author
Carole Hopson is a Boeing 737 captain for United Airlines. After a 20-year career as a journalist and business executive, she followed her dream to become a pilot. Hopson founded the Jet Black Foundation, an organization dedicated to sending 100 Black women to flight school by 2035.
