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EPISODE · Dec 11, 2025 · 20 MIN

The first Black-owned airport in the U.S. was in Robbins, Illinois

from Curious City · host WBEZ Chicago

The Robbins Airport, just southwest of Chicago, was the first Black-owned and -operated airport in the country. Its founders were pivotal to Black aviation.

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