Bessie Coleman
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"Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman" was an American civil aviator. She was the first female pilot of African American descent and the first person of African-American descent to hold an Pilot licensing and certification/international pilot license.

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I decided blacks should not have to experience the difficulties I had faced, so I decided to open a flying school and teach other black women to fly.

The air is the only place free from prejudices.