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  2. Learn about the life and legacy of Bessie Coleman, the first woman of African American and Native American descent to earn a pilot's license in the U.S. Find out how she overcame discrimination, performed amazing air tricks, and inspired others to pursue their dreams.

  3. Elizabeth (or Bessie) Coleman was born on January 26, 1892, in Atlanta, Texas, 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.

  4. Bessie Coleman was born on January 26, 1892, in Atlanta, Texas, to George and Susan Coleman, who worked as sharecroppers. Her father was of Native American and African-American descent, while her mother was African-American.

  5. Apr 2, 2014 · Learn about the life and achievements of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to earn a pilot's license and perform a public flight in America. Find out how she overcame racial and gender discrimination, moved to France to learn flying, and died in a tragic accident.

  6. Apr 30, 2024 · One of 13 children, Coleman grew up in Waxahatchie, Texas, where her mathematical aptitude freed her from working in the cotton fields. She attended college in Langston, Oklahoma, briefly, before moving to Chicago, where she worked as a manicurist and restaurant manager and became interested in the then new profession of aviation.

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  7. Learn about the life and achievements of Bessie Coleman, the first African-American woman to obtain an international pilot’s license. She overcame racism and sexism to pursue her dream of flying and inspired many Black women to follow her lead.

  8. Bessie Coleman was born on January 26, 1892, in a one-room, dirt-floored cabin in Atlanta, Texas, to George and Susan Coleman, the illiterate (unable to read and write) children of slaves. When Bessie was two years old, her father, a day laborer, moved his family to Waxahachie, Texas, where he bought a quarter-acre of land and built a three ...

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