ELIZABETH BESSIE COLEMAN WAS A FAMOUS AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL AVIATOR. SHE WAS THE FIRST BLACK FEMALE PILOT AND THE FIRST BLACK PERSON TO HOLD AN INTERNATIONAL PILOT LICENSE

BESSIE COLEMAN WAS BORN ON JANUARY 26,1892 IN ATLANTA ,TEXAS. SHE ATTENDED SCHOOL IN WAXACIE TEXAS HAVING TO WALK FOUR MILES EACH