Well, segregation is back at American Airlines if only for a day.
An all Black crew in many countries with white minorities would also be historic if the pilots were women. You are right though that in America it is historic because of our racist history and that it signals a change in the historic exclusion of Blacks from the “white space” of aviation.
Regardless of feelings or past events, It’s illegal in the USA to base hiring on race or gender. Doing so is not only illegal, but it’s also a slap in the face to all who worked in the civil rights movement.
The USA overcame the mess created by British, Spanish and French colonies and created a new country that eventually codified, into law, that hiring based on race was illegal. This DOES signal a change; but in the wrong direction…
Right there with you, Brian. Well said.