Born January 26, 1892, the first African-American and first Native-American female licensed pilot, Bessie Coleman, gained interest in aviation following the stories she heard and listened to about World War I pilots. And though she was determined to succeed in the field of aviation, two things were then against her; her race and her gender....

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