Marlon Green

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Marlon Dewitt Green

African-American pilot whose landmark United States Supreme Court decision in 1963 helped dismantle racial discrimination in the American
passenger airline industry.

The decision led to David E. Harris's hiring as the first African-American pilot for a major airline the following year. Green was subsequently hired by Continental Airlines, for whom he flew from 1965 to 1978.

Biography

Marlon Green is born in El Dorado, Arkansas. His father, Mckinley Green, was born in 1900,[citation needed] and married Green's mother, Lucy, on April 10, 1921.[citation needed]

In 1936 or 1937, the family moved to

major domo.[2] Green converted to Catholicism in the 11th grade and attended Xavier University Preparatory School in New Orleans before studying to become a priest with the Josephites at Epiphany Apostolic College. He was eventually dismissed.[3]

Marlon Green joined the

United States Supreme Court ruled in "Colorado Anti-Discrimination Commission v. Continental Airlines, Inc. 372 U.S. 714 no. 146" that Green had been unlawfully discriminated against.[6][Note 1] In 1964, American Airlines hired David E. Harris as the first African-American pilot for major US passenger airline.[5]

Following his Supreme Court victory, Green flew for Continental from 1965 to 1978, initially piloting Vickers Viscounts out of Denver.[4] He became a captain in 1966.[citation needed]

Green died aged 80 in Denver, Colorado.

Personal life

He was divorced at the time of his death and was survived by his six children, one of whom is the historian Monica Green.[7]

Legacy

On February 16, 2010, at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, Continental Airlines named a Boeing 737-824 (N77518, cn 31605) after him.[8][9][4]

During his lifetime, Green was inducted into the Arkansas Aviation Hall of Fame.[10]

N77518, the 737-800 named in honour to Marlon Green

Notes

  1. ^ Per the court decision, Green had not been formally hired: "His application was submitted at Continental's headquarters in Denver, Colorado, and was later considered and rejected there."[6]

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-934980-66-8
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  2. ^ Whitlock [page needed]
  3. ^ "Marlon DeWitt Green (1929–2009)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Black Airline Pilots: Marlon Green". AvStop.com / Aviation Online.
  5. ^ a b Stewart, D. R. (February 28, 2008). "AA Honors First Black Airline Pilot". Tulsa World. Oklahoma. Archived from the original on December 21, 2011. Marlon Green would have been the nation's first African-American commercial pilot, but 10 airlines rejected his application in 1957 after a nine-year Air Force career. Accepted by Continental Airlines, Green showed up for orientation classes and was promptly rejected. It took a unanimous decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1963 to force Continental to reinstate Green, who flew for the airline from 1965 to 1978.
  6. ^ a b Colorado Anti-Discrimination Comm'n v. Continental Air Lines, Inc., 372 U.S., 714 (Supreme Court 1963-04-22).
  7. ^ Virginia Culver (2009-07-10). "Pilot Marlon D. Green fought racial discrimination". The Denver Post. Denver, Colo. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  8. ^ Buggs, Shannon (February 19, 2010). "Milestone in Diversity / Continental Airlines names jetliner after trailblazing pilot". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
  9. ^ Slusarczyk, Chuck Jr., ed. (April 30, 2010). "Aviation Gallery". OPShots. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Archived version does not include photo of the aircraft
  10. Miami, Florida: New Hope Flight Training Academy. n.d. Archived from the original
    on September 28, 2007.

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