The year was 1964 and the stakes were high. This was the last and only chance for David Harris. He wrestled with being forthright about his race. After all, with his light skin, wavy hair, and green eyes, he could pass for white. But Harris was determined to fly airplanes as a black male pilot – even though in 1964 black men were not commercial airline pilots. This is the story Michael Cottman tells in “segregated skies” David Harris’ trailblazing journey to rise above racial barriers.