Bessie Coleman

It's Monday, P.O.U. Family and lurkers and this week's open theme is about Africans-Americans in Aviation and Space.  Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman (January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926) was an American civil aviator. She was the first female pilot ofAfrican American descent and the first person of African American descent to hold an international pilot license. Coleman was born … [Read more...] about African-Americans in Aviation and Space