11:00 - 11:30 AM

Join authors Sherri L. Smith and Liz Davidson as they read from their children’s books, Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? and Cleared for Bedtime. Short meet and greet to follow reading.

2:00 - 3:00 PM

Acclaimed author Sherri L. Smith will share her newest book, American Wings: Chicago’s Pioneering Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky. The book tells the story of a group of determined Black Americans who created an integrated airfield and flight school in Chicago during the 1930s, proving successful integration was possible.