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, ...
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 ...
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. – Bessie Coleman was an ambitious young woman, inspired by Black pilots in World War I. Her accomplishments inspired generations of women and girls aspiring to become pilots. In the ...
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