Hart, Philip S

Presents the story of Bessie Coleman, an American, who in 1920 traveled to France to become the first black woman to earn a pilot's license.

Surveys the history of African-American aviators, from the early black aviation community in Chicago in the 1920s through World War II to modern times.

A biography of Bessie Coleman, the first black woman pilot. Describes her childhood in the South and her move to Chicago where she gained an advocate for her dream of flying. Covers her move to France to earn her pilot's license and her subsequent success in air shows until her death in a plane crash.

Presents the story of Bessie Coleman, an American, who in 1920 traveled to France to become the first African-American woman to earn a pilot's license.