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| In 1922 Bessie Coleman
became the first licensed black pilot in the United States. |
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Early Pioneers
Inspire Blacks to Become Pilots
William J. Powell, circa 1917 photo
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Eugene Bullard, circa 1917 photo
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Curtiss JN-4, 1920s photo
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Pilot’s license, Bessie Coleman, 1921 photo
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“They Can’t Keep Us Down,” Chicago Defender, 1921 editorial cartoon
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Bessie Coleman, Chicago Defender, 1921 newspaper article
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Bessie Coleman, circa 1922 photo
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Movie poster, The Flying Ace, 1923 slide negative
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Challenger Air Pilots Association, Robbins airstrip, 1931 photo
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