Aviator Bessie Coleman, first African American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license, dies in a plane crash (1926).
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Bessie Coleman (January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926) was an American civil aviator. She was the first woman of African American and Native American descent to hold a pilot license. #BlackHistoryMonth #BessieColeman #aviators
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"Brave Bessie" Coleman was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license, and was the first Black person to earn an international pilot's license, opening the door for many others.
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Mattel still sells the #BessieColeman #Barbie. She has a fascinating story that precedes the Amelia Earhart era by about a decade. Unable to find a flight school in the US that would teach a woman of color, she moved to France to learn to fly a plane.
Returning to the US, she joined the barnstorming community in her Nieuport, performing only for integrated audiences, and refusing to perform in shows that discriminated against people of color.
She was tragically killed in a freak accident while surveying an area for a parachute jump the next day.
https://shop.mattel.com/products/bessie-coleman-barbie-inspiring-women-doll-hjx37
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@benetnasch I was SO MAD when I learned about her. My daughter did a 3rd grade Black History Month project and one of her classmates had #BessieColeman. I was amazed! But also mad that I was learning about her for the first time at the age of 43! Amazing, amazing life, and buried from our education for far too long! But, the bright side, at least my daughter and her friends were learning about her.
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Song of the Day January 26 2023
In memory of the birth of Bessie Coleman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Coleman
Biography Channel: Mini Bio of Bessie Coleman
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