Question: William Jenifer Powell was recognized as a pioneer aviator and a civil rights activist along with James Banning and an American civil aviator who was the first woman of African-American descent to hold a what?
Sentence (from "William J. Powell"): Powell was optimistic about the prospects of African-Americans in aviation, and believed that their involvement in the industry would help end racial prejudice at a time of widespread segregation under the Jim Crow laws.
Relevant evidence: No