Happy Black History Month!
At a time when American flight schools accepted neither African Americans nor women, Bessie Coleman was the first known African-American to get an international pilot's license. She learned French then moved to Paris, France to get her license directly from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. She continued her studies with the head pilot of Germany's Fokker Corporation.
When she returned to the United States, she made her living as a daredevil pilot in airshows. She would stop at nothing to complete difficult stunts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Coleman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ix41L7iWjc
#BlackHistory
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