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Coleman [13] was born on January 26, 1892, in Atlanta, Texas, [10] the tenth of 13 children of George Coleman, an African American who may have had Cherokee or Choctaw grandparents, and Susan Coleman, who was African American.
Elizabeth 'Bessie' Coleman (January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926), popularly known as "Queen Bess", was the first African American (male or female) to become an airplane pilot, and the first American of any race or gender to hold an international pilot license.
Source written before the wikipedia article: Distinguished African Americans in Aviation and Space Science (2002), Bloomsbury Academic, pg 77: Bessie Coleman was born in Atlanta, Texas, on January 26, 1892, the 12th of 13 children born to Susan and George Coleman. Her father was three-quarters Choctaw Indian and one-quarter African American.
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)
Bessie Coleman. Bessie Coleman was the first African-American woman and first Black person in general to receive a pilot's ... Born without a functional left hand, she dealt with bullying, eating ...
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Bessie Coleman (1892–1926), first African-American woman pilot, earned her license in France 1921 [21] Eileen Collins (born 1956), former test pilot and NASA astronaut; first female pilot and first female commander of a space shuttle; Linda Corbould, first woman to command a Royal Australian Air Force flying squadron
Barbie is honoring the life and legacy of Bessie Coleman with an empowering new doll. The late American pioneer is being honored as part of the toymaker's Inspiring Women line of dolls for ...