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Willa Beatrice Brown (January 22, 1906 – July 18, 1992) was an American aviator, lobbyist, teacher, and civil rights activist. [1] She was the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license in the United States, [2] the first African American woman to run for the United States Congress, first African American officer in the Civil Air Patrol, and first woman in the U.S. to have both a ...
American flight schools of the time admitted neither women nor black people, so Robert S. Abbott, founder and publisher of the Chicago Defender newspaper, encouraged her to study abroad. [4] Abbot publicized Coleman's quest in his newspaper and she received financial sponsorship from banker Jesse Binga and the Defender .
To continue honoring the achievements of Black people, these 120 Black History Month quotes that will surely inspire your life's journey this year and beyond.
Eula "Pearl" Carter Scott (December 9, 1915 – March 28, 2005) was an American stunt pilot and political activist. [1] She became the youngest pilot in the United States on September 12, 1929, when she took her first solo flight at the age of 13. [2]
In the entire 110 year history of the U.S. Navy, there has never been a Black female tactical jet pilot. Madeline Swegle has changed that.
Get inspired by these Black History Month quotes from notable figures, activists and politicians including Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and others. 45 inspiring quotes to read during Black ...
Léopoldine Doualla-Bell Smith is the world's first black flight attendant. [1] She was born in Cameroon, and was a princess of the royal Douala family of Cameroon. [2] She took her first flight as a flight attendant (with Union Aéromaritime de Transport) in 1957. [1]
Although the Emancipation Proclamation declared that all enslaved people should be free in 1863, there were still enslaved people in many states awaiting their freedom. On June 19, 1865, Texas ...