Flight: The Story of Virgil Richardson, a Tuskegee Airman in Mexico

by Ben Vinson

Virgil Richardson blazed his own unique trail through the twentieth century: a co-founder of Harlem's American Negro Theater, 1930s radio personality, World War II pilot, and expatriate for most of his life. In Flight, this remarkable man tells his story in his own vivid words. Educated in Texas, Richardson set out for New York City in 1938 to build a career on the stage. Just when he was on the brink of success as an actor, World War II broke out...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349529370
• ISBN13: 9781349529377
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"