Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license. Coleman, who earned nicknames such as "Brave Bessie" and "Queen Bessie," spent her life teaching others about aviation, ...
Bessie Coleman was the first African American and the first Native American pilot. She is pictured circa 1920. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Bessie Coleman was the first African American and ...
On June 15, 1921, Bessie Coleman, the daughter of a woman who had once been enslaved in Texas, earned a brevet, a pilot’s license, from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, securing her place ...
It felt like a homecoming. Thousands of onlookers cheered wildly as daredevil pilot Bessie Coleman arced her Curtiss Jenny biplane into a spiral above a Houston field. The weather was scorching, but ...
Bessie Coleman was the first Black woman to earn a pilot's license in 1921. A special American Airlines flight operated by an all-Black and all-female crew honored aviation pioneer Bessie Coleman on ...
ATLANTA, Texas -- The Atlanta Historical Museum held a ribbon cutting Friday, Sept. 13, for the new permanent exhibit "Brave Bessie: Soaring Above Barriers." The exhibit celebrates the life and ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Students at Paxon School for Advanced Studies gathered on Tuesday to pay tribute to Bessie Coleman, a pioneering figure in aviation history. Coleman holds the distinction of being ...
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