Solomon Powell

English

3 March, 14:24

Reread lines 1-8. Identify the author's purpose and cite text evidence that supports your idea.

"American aviation was from its very beginnings marred

with sexist and racist assumptions. It was taken for

granted that women were generally inferior to men and that

white men were superior to all others. Flying, it was said,

required a level of skill and courage that women and blacks

lacked. Yet despite these prevailing prejudices, the dream

and the desire to fly stayed alive among women and African-

Americans."