CBS2 is shining a light on Patricia Noisette Banks Edmiston, one of the first Black flight stewardesses for a commercial airline in the U.S. Becoming one wasn't an easy feat. She was met with racial discrimination and backlash. elijahwestbrook reports.
CBS2 is shining a light on Patricia Noisette Banks Edmiston, one of the first Black flight stewardesses for a commercial airline in the United States.We recently sat down with the history maker to learn more on her impactful life and the message she has for those following in her footsteps.
"I was in Queens College at the time. I saw an article in a fashion magazine about an airline school. I knew back in those days African-American people didn't have the opportunity to travel that much, so when I saw the article, I said this would be a great opportunity," Edmiston said.She applied and got accepted to the then-Grace Downs Air Career School in 1956, but when she got there she noticed something.
"African-Americans, or Negroes, we were called Negroes back then, you don't know that this racism exist until you apply for a job," Edmiston said."And that's what happened with me."Museum of the City of New York highlights Black heroes that made significant contributions to our city and world But when people found out about the state ruling,"I began to get all kinds of letters. I was threatened to be raped. I was threatened to be murdered. It got so that the police had to know my schedule," Edmiston said.
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