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 was born to sharecroppers in Texas ... One day, she even witnessed one of her classmates die in a crash.

A late-night crash at US-77 and Coleman Road north of Ponca City resulted in the death of one woman. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP), the collision occurred at 11:48 a.m. on Friday, ...