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THE LEGACY. THE HISTORY.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Bessie Coleman

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Bessie Coleman was an early American civil aviator. She was the first African-American woman and first Native-American to hold a pilot license. She earned her pilot license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale on June 15, 1921, and was the first black person to earn an international pilot's license.

NOTABLE QUOTE

"If I can create the minimum of my plans and desires, there shall be no regrets."

MINI BIO

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