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Bessie Coleman took a French-language class at the Berlitz Language Schools in Chicago and then traveled to Paris, France, on November 20, 1920, so that she could earn her pilot license. She learned to fly in a Nieuport 564 biplane with "a steering system that consisted of a vertical stick the thickness of a baseball bat in front of the pilot ...
Bessie Coleman [6] (1892–1926), early African-American aviator [2] Johnny Dodds (1892–1940), jazz clarinetist; Warren "Baby" Dodds (1898–1959), jazz drummer; Charles "Pat" Dougherty (1879–1939) American baseball pitcher in the pre-Negro leagues; Andrew Rube Foster (1879–1930), American baseball player, manager, and executive in the ...
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Books about Coleman’s life include “Brave Bessie: Flying Free,” “Up in the Air: The Story of Bessie Coleman” and “She Dared to Fly: Bessie Coleman.” 17. Ruby Bridges (born 1954)
A Texas native, Bessie Coleman dreamt of flying planes. However, as a Black woman in the 1920s, getting her pilot's license in the U.S. was nothing short of impossible.
Coleman's life and work inspired generations of astronauts and pilots. Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African American woman in space, carried Bessie Coleman’s picture with her on her first mission ...
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Bessie Coleman (1892–1926), first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot's license. She resided at 4533 South Indiana Avenue prior to leaving for France to earn her pilot's license.