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Bessie Coleman - BlackFacts.com Showcase of Inspiring Black Women
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Bessie Coleman was an early American civil aviator. She was the first African-American woman and first Native-American to hold a pilot license. She was born on January 26, 1892, the tenth of thirteen children of George Coleman, whose grandparents were Cherokee, and Susan Coleman, who was African-American.
At the age of 23, Coleman moved to Chicago, Illinois and took a couple of jobs at the same time, to save money in hopes of becoming a pilot. On November 20, 1920, she traveled to Paris and could earn her pilot license.
In 1926 Bessie Coleman’s dream of opening a Flying School was finally within reach, and she was finally able to buy her own plane. Then, tragedy struck. On April 30, 1926, while preparing for an upcoming show in Jacksonville, she was killed in a flying mishap.
BlackFacts.com is the Internet's longest running Black History Encyclopedia. Our podcast summarizes the vast stories of Black history in daily episodes known as Black Facts Of The Day™.
Since 1997, BlackFacts.com has been serving up Black History Facts on a daily basis to millions of users and followers on the web and via social media.
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Manage episode 287790555 series 2885711
Bessie Coleman was an early American civil aviator. She was the first African-American woman and first Native-American to hold a pilot license. She was born on January 26, 1892, the tenth of thirteen children of George Coleman, whose grandparents were Cherokee, and Susan Coleman, who was African-American.
At the age of 23, Coleman moved to Chicago, Illinois and took a couple of jobs at the same time, to save money in hopes of becoming a pilot. On November 20, 1920, she traveled to Paris and could earn her pilot license.
In 1926 Bessie Coleman’s dream of opening a Flying School was finally within reach, and she was finally able to buy her own plane. Then, tragedy struck. On April 30, 1926, while preparing for an upcoming show in Jacksonville, she was killed in a flying mishap.
BlackFacts.com is the Internet's longest running Black History Encyclopedia. Our podcast summarizes the vast stories of Black history in daily episodes known as Black Facts Of The Day™.
Since 1997, BlackFacts.com has been serving up Black History Facts on a daily basis to millions of users and followers on the web and via social media.
Learn Black History. Teach Black History.
For more Black Facts, join Black Facts Nation at BlackFacts.com/join.
Because Black History is 365 Days a Year, and Black Facts Matter!
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