U.S. airports honor Black icons through naming

Black history airports civil rights leaders aviation pioneers American icons

Several airports across the United States are named after influential Black Americans to honor their legacies in civil rights, politics, and the arts.

Notable examples include Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, named for Maynard Jackson, the first Black mayor of Atlanta, and Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, named for the legendary heavyweight boxer and activist. Other airports honoring Black icons include Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, named for the jazz musician, and Thurgood Marshall Baltimore/Washington International Airport, named for the legal icon.

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Louis Armstrong · Maynard Jackson · Muhammad Ali · Thurgood Marshall · United States

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