PHOTOS OF PEOPLE WHO HELPED MAKE THE AIRLIFTS POSSIBLE

Frank Montero, George Houser, and William X. Scheinman. Houser led the American Committee on Africa. Scheinman and Montero, boardmembers of ACOA, were the chief officers of the African American Students Foundation (AASF), sponsor of the airlifts (1959).

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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.