We are pleased to share here photographs that we receive from the time of the airlifts, as well as contemporary photographs and videos relating to the airlifts, the participants in the airlifts, and the book.

NOW:

VIDEO OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TALK BY CORA WEISS AND TOM SHACHTMAN ON THE OCCASION OF THE AFRICA SECTION'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

VIDEO OF NOVEMBER 19, 2009 PRESENTATION ABOUT THE AIRLIFT BY CORA WEISS, FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS FOUNDATION, AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION IN NEW ORLEANS, SPONSORED BY THE AFRICAN LIBRARIANS COUNCIL

PHOTOS and VIDEO FROM BOOK RECEPTION IN NEW YORK (09/17/09)

PHOTOS FROM MARTHA’S VINEYARD BOOK READING ATTENDED BY HARRY BELAFONTE (08/27/09)

PHOTOS and VIDEO FROM THE REUNION OF THE “AIRLIFT GENERATION” IN NAIROBI IN 2007


THEN:

PHOTOS OF PEOPLE WHO HELPED MAKE THE AIRLIFTS POSSIBLE

PHOTOS OF AIRLIFT STUDENTS IN AFRICA AND THE UNITED STATES

OTHER PHOTOS RELATING TO THE AIRLIFT

Support for this website was provided by the TASK Foundation, named for its founders, Ted and Ann S. Kheel, who helped organize the airlift and hosted airlift students at their house.