![This girl's insistence to dress up as aviation pioneer Bessie Coleman led her to meet her idol's great niece This girl's insistence to dress up as aviation pioneer Bessie Coleman led her to meet her idol's great niece](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Gwa4wZkgkofdoLVBNWmK5Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTM2MA--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/Ki4kK4AllOVVK2fbaJwzRQ--~B/aD0xMDgwO3c9MTkyMDthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--/https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5cb648142a0000d6024f903d.jpeg)
This girl's insistence to dress up as aviation pioneer Bessie Coleman led her to meet her idol's great niece
Federal Aviation Administration - Famous aviatrix Bessie Coleman was born 126 years ago today. After being barred from earning a pilot's license in the U.S. she went to France where she became
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Frisco Police on Twitter: "During #BlackHistoryMonth, we celebrate important pioneers from Texas who have figured prominently in our past and present. Though Bessie Coleman's career was short-lived, this Texan's legacy paved the
![Union County Celebrates Black History Month with Pioneering Aviator Bessie Coleman, February 23 – County of Union Union County Celebrates Black History Month with Pioneering Aviator Bessie Coleman, February 23 – County of Union](https://ucnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Bessie-Coleman-Photo.jpg)
Union County Celebrates Black History Month with Pioneering Aviator Bessie Coleman, February 23 – County of Union
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All-Black women crew operates American Airlines flight from Dallas in honor of trailblazer Bessie Coleman - KVIA
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