About
First African-American pilot to work for Continental Airlines.
Before Fame
He served as an Air Force captain and logged more than 3,000 hours of piloting multi-engine planes.
Trivia
He was initially passed over for a pilot position with Continental Airlines. After he discovered that five less-qualified, white applicants had been hired as pilots, he filed a lawsuit that eventually reached the Supreme Court.
Family Life
He was born in Arkansas and raised in Lansing, Michigan.
Associated With
He jokingly compared himself to Jackie Robinson when interviewed following the Supreme Court's historic decision on his Continental Airlines case.
