Monday, February 15, 2010

Marlon Greene, Continental Airlines' Pilot

Continental Airlines has introduced a new Boeing 737 bearing the name of Marlon Greene, an experienced African-American pilot who Continental refused to hire many years ago because of his race. Green fought and ultimately beat Continental in court. Unfortunately, Green did not see the naming of the plane--he died last July at the age of 80.

(If you read the linked story, take a look at some of the comments.)

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