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BESSIE COLEMAN 1892-1926
FIRST LICENSED BLACK WOMAN PILOT
Bessie Coleman, born in Texas, was a
pioneering pilot who was denied admission to American aviation
schools.
She learned French and went to Europe where she
took lessons from French and German aviators and learned to fly the German
Fokker plane.
In 1922, she earned an international pilot's
license and became the first licensed black women pilot.
She became a stunt flyer where she thrilled
observers and earned the title, "Brave Bessie."
Bessie Coleman founded a black aviation school and
lectured at African-American schools.
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