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Bessie Coleman (1892-1926) |
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Early Life | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aviator School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Flying Career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Black Wings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commemorative Stamp |
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"Because of Bessie Coleman we have overcome that which was much worse than racial barrier. We have overcome the barriers within ourselves and dared to dream." - Lt. William J. Powell Founder, Bessie Coleman Aero Clubs (1) |
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(1) Doris L. Rich, Queen Bess: Daredevil Aviator (Washington: Smisthonian Institution Press, 1993), ii. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tiffany N. Deering AFAM 398.01: African American Women, History, and Literature Dr. Dianne Glave Loyola Marymount University |