Discover Bessie Coleman's struggle to overcome adversity and realize her dream to fly, becoming the first African American female to earn her international pilot's license despite the gender and racial discrimination of the 1920s.
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Bessie Coleman: Queen of the Skies
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Discover Bessie Coleman's struggle to overcome adversity and realize her dream to fly. (56m 47s)
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Bessie Coleman: Queen of the Skies is presented by your local public television station.
Distributed nationally by American Public Television