The Golden Years

African American Women Goes to France to Learn to Fly

The History

1921 African American Woman Goes to France to Learn to Fly

Bessie Coleman, an African-American women was forced to go to France to learn how to fly. Coleman attempted to apply to flying schools in the United States, but none would teach a Afican American woman. She went on to become a successful pilot.

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