

Bessie Coleman: The First Black Aviatrix
How did a young woman from a poor family in Texas, oppressed by racial segregation, become the first African-American aviator? It's an incredible adventure of the "Roaring Twenties" against a backdrop of antiracist and feminist battles.
How did a young woman from a poor family in Texas, oppressed by racial segregation, become the first African-American aviator? It's an incredible adventure of the "Roaring Twenties" against a backdrop of antiracist and feminist battles.
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