Bessie Coleman was born to sharecroppers in Texas ... when a wrench left in the engine caused the plane to spin out of ...

Bessie Coleman was the first African-American woman ... During her training Coleman witnessed a fellow student die in a plane crash, which she described as a "terrible shock" to her nerves.

Bessie Coleman became the first Black woman to earn a pilot's license in 1921 American Airlines is saluting Bessie Coleman with an All-Black female crew! On Friday, American Airlines celebrated ...