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Aviation: First black pilot: Bessie Coleman (2530 reads)
Posted by historybuff on Tuesday, December 09 @ 21:47:27 EST
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AUTHOR: Bob Bowman
This month, as America commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' first powered flight, East Texas is quietly remembering another pioneer who set an aviation milestone.
Born at Atlanta in Cass County, Bessie Coleman was an unlikely trend-setter for her time. She was a woman, a black, and had none of the resources of others who followed the Wrights into aviation history.
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