Marlon Dewitt Green [1] (June 6, 1929 – July 6, 2009) was an African-American pilot whose landmark United States Supreme Court decision in 1963 helped dismantle racial discrimination …

Sep 24, 2017 · The first African American pilot hired by a commercial passenger airline carrier owed his achievement to Marlon D. Green, who fought a six-year court battle that opened the …

Jul 6, 2009 · In 1963, Marlon DeWitt Green, an Arkansas-born African American and former U.S. Air Force pilot, broke the airline industry color barrier when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that …

Continental Airlines (simply known as Continental) was a major airline in the United States that operated from 1934 until it merged with United Airlines in 2012. It had ownership interests and …

Jan 9, 2025 · In 1950, Marlon Green was one of the first few Black candidates accepted into basic pilot training school after President Truman desegregated the military. Green had thousands of …

Oct 12, 2017 · Marlon DeWitt Green was the first African-American pilot to fly for a commercial airline. The pilot who broke the color barrier at commercial airlines in the United States will be …

Feb 10, 2010 · It took Marlon Green more than six years to battle Continental Airlines to become the first black hired as a pilot fora U.S. passenger airline. And it took Continental nearly 50 …

Jan 20, 2025 · When Continental Express Captain Aileen Watkins interviewed for a scholarship from the International Society of Women Airline Pilots (ISA), she told the interview panel she …

The Independent Association of Continental Pilots (IACP) was a bargaining agent (labor union) certified by the National Mediation Board (NMB) on July 12, 1993. The IACP represented the …

Oct 4, 2020 · Robert F. Six was truly a pioneer when it came to commercial aviation in the United States. He took the helm at Continental Airlines in the middle of the 1930s and served as its …