Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman
Elizabeth "Bessie" Colemanwas an American civil aviator. She was the first female pilot of African American descent and was also the first woman of Native American descent to hold a pilot license. She is also the first person of African American and Native American descent to hold an international pilot license...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPilot
Date of Birth26 January 1892
CityAtlanta, GA
CountryUnited States of America
The air is the only place free from prejudice.
regret desire minimum
If I can create the minimum of my plans and desires there shall be no regrets.
walks i-can walking
Tell them that as soon as I can walk I'm going to fly!
air prejudice
The air is the only place free from prejudices.
answers
I refused to take no for an answer.
women school flying
I decided blacks should not have to experience the difficulties I had faced, so I decided to open a flying school and teach other black women to fly.