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Bessie Coleman was born in Alanta, Texas. Into a a family of 13 children and a daughter of sharecroppers.
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Her dad left to leave on an Indian reserve for more rights.
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Bessie moved to Chicago with the many oppurtunities available.
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Bessie received her pilots license offically confirming her to be the first African-American pilot.
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Coleman has never gave a flight to prove her ablity to aviate in the U.S.
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While in Los Angels, CA Bessie's plane stalled in mid-air and crashed breaking a leg and 3 ribs.
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As a pilot she never flew her own plane until she bought her JN-4.
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While on a test run before her airshow, her mehcanic let the plane spin out of control as she tumled in air to her death.
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Bessie was honored by the U.S postal service when she was put on a postage stamp during black heritage month.
