She was among the first African American stewardess for Delta Air Lines. “Pilots would not allow African American stewardess to work in first-class. Grant and other African American flight attendants held their heads high and were able to support and help one another during stressful situations and stay cheerful with smiles on their faces. “I wrote this book because we all know the white flight attendants story, but no one knows about the African American flight attendants story, fighting for our civil rights in the sky,” says Grant. It is essential to understand the contributions African American flight attendants made during a time when the friendly skies were not, at times, friendly to us.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 07, 2020 15:18 UTC