For History's Sake - REMEMBERING BESSIE COLEMAN! Today, January 26th, we acknowledge the life and times of Bessie Coleman (January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926); an early African-American civil aviator. She
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Celebrating the Centennial of Bessie Coleman as the First Licensed African American Woman Pilot | National Air and Space Museum
![For Pilot Bessie Coleman, Every 'No' Got Her Closer to 'Yes' | At the Smithsonian | Smithsonian Magazine For Pilot Bessie Coleman, Every 'No' Got Her Closer to 'Yes' | At the Smithsonian | Smithsonian Magazine](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1Pxyfrd_1gA/maxresdefault.jpg)
For Pilot Bessie Coleman, Every 'No' Got Her Closer to 'Yes' | At the Smithsonian | Smithsonian Magazine
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Celebrating the Centennial of Bessie Coleman as the First Licensed African American Woman Pilot | National Air and Space Museum
![That road O'Hare is on? It's named for Bessie Coleman, who 100 years ago became the first Black woman pilot in America – Chicago Tribune That road O'Hare is on? It's named for Bessie Coleman, who 100 years ago became the first Black woman pilot in America – Chicago Tribune](https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tronc/4TY2JHJH6RAU5IMMDFQ7SDUB3Q.jpg)