Bessie Coleman
American aviator
Bessie Coleman was an early American civil aviator. She was the first African-American woman and first self-identified Native American to hold a pilot license. and is the earliest known Black person to earn an international pilot's license. Wikipedia
Born: January 26, 1892, Atlanta, TX
Died: April 30, 1926 (age 34 years), Jacksonville, FL
Education: Langston University (1910–1911)
Parents: Susan Coleman and George Coleman
Siblings: Georgia Coleman, Elois Coleman Patterson, and Nilus Coleman
Burial place: Lincoln Cemetery, Cook County, Illinois
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