Bessie Coleman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bessie Coleman

American aviator

Date of Birth: 26-Jan-1892

Place of Birth: Atlanta, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 30-Apr-1926

Profession: human rights activist, aircraft pilot

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Bessie Coleman (January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926) was an early American civil aviator.
She was the first woman of African-American descent, and the first of Native-American descent, to hold a pilot license.
She earned her pilot license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale on June 15, 1921, and was the first black person to earn an international pilot's license.Born to a family of sharecroppers in Texas, Coleman went into the cotton fields at a young age while also studying in a small segregated school and went on to attend one term of college at Langston University.
She developed an early interest in flying, but African Americans, Native Americans, and women had no flight training opportunities in the United States, so she saved up money and obtained sponsorships to go to France for flight school.
She then became a high profile pilot in early but also dangerous air shows in the United States.
She was popularly known as Queen Bess and Brave Bessie, and she hoped to start a school for African-American fliers.
Coleman died in a plane crash in 1926 while testing a new aircraft.
Her pioneering role was an inspiration to early pilots and to the African-American and Native American communities.