Grand opening set for museum

PENSACOLA, Fla. – The grand opening ceremony for the Gen. Daniel “Chappie” James Museum and Flight Academy is scheduled for June 7 at 10 a.m. The city-owned site is the historic home of America’s first African-American four-star general, Daniel “Chappie” James Jr., and was donated to the city by the family. The residence, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was built in 1909 by James’ father, Daniel James Sr., and is located at 1608 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The Community Redevelopment Agency restored the original 900 square-foot home to house a museum. A new 1,500 sq. foot addition is now the home of the flight academy, which has been offering young people of Pensacola opportunities to train to be aviators for over two decades through their free one-week summer camps. The Flight Academy's classrooms, which are to be equipped with computers and flight simulator programs, will have its first summer camp at the new location June 11-16, 2018. (Source: City of Pensacola, 05/17/18)