The air is the only place free from prejudices. — Bessie (Bessie's pilot license, image via Wikimedia Commons) Bessie Coleman wanted to fly, but flight schools in America didn't admit black students. So she taught herself French, moved to Europe and enrolled in Parisian flight school, where she graduated top of her class — two whole years before her more-famous counterpart, Amelia Earhart, would earn her wings.
A Woman to Know: Bessie Coleman
A Woman to Know: Bessie Coleman
A Woman to Know: Bessie Coleman
The air is the only place free from prejudices. — Bessie (Bessie's pilot license, image via Wikimedia Commons) Bessie Coleman wanted to fly, but flight schools in America didn't admit black students. So she taught herself French, moved to Europe and enrolled in Parisian flight school, where she graduated top of her class — two whole years before her more-famous counterpart, Amelia Earhart, would earn her wings.