Bessie Coleman
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Elizabeth Coleman was an early American civil aviator. She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license, and is the earliest known Black person to earn an int
Coleman in 1923
Coleman, c. 1922
Coleman's grave at Lincoln Cemetery, near Chicago
In 2023, Coleman was honored in the American Women quarters series. June 15, 1921 (June 15, 1921) is the date she was awarded her international pilots license.
Atlanta, Texas
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Atlanta is a city in Cass County, northeastern Texas, United States. According to the 2010 U.S. census, the city had a population of 5,675, which decreased to 5,433 as of 2020. The city is sometimes r
Bessie Coleman
…pioneering role was an inspiration to early pilots and to the African-American and Native American communities. 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…
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