Wright Brothers' School Of Aviation In Alabama

OLLI of Greater Birmingham presents The Wright Brothers’ School of Aviation in Alabama with Julie Williams, Assistant Professor of Journalism, Samford University, and author.  The Wright Brothers established a flight school in Montgomery to teach flying and to help the country accept the new way to travel.  Newspaper accounts in 1910 gave a picture of flying that portrayed “misconceptions, hopes, dreams, and fears” of the new opportunity.  For most people, it was only a dream as flight was unavailable for most.  Professor Williams recounts the establishment and history of the flying school.