Bessie Coleman

Published April 15, 2019 at 1440 × 978 in Bessie Coleman
Sepia-tone photo of Coleman with plane

Bessie Coleman, the first African American licensed pilot shown here on the wheel of a Curtiss JN-4 “Jennie” in her custom designed flying suit (circa 1924). (Smithsonian Institution)

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