# @shoepalace on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CLXHLLhBfXZ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/14606420-shoepalace-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/415ef892b1.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-02-16T17:16:02.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** ShoePalace.com (@ShoePalace) — https://gondola.cc/ShoePalace

## Caption

Bessie Coleman, Pilot⁠⁠
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Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license. Because flying schools in the United States denied her entry, she taught herself French and moved to France, earning her license from France's well-known Caudron Brother's School of Aviation. She fought discrimination to follow her dream of becoming a pilot, and although she is often overlooked in history, she was a pioneering African American aviatrix.

#BlackHistoryCelebration #BlackHistoryMonth

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blackhistorycelebration, blackhistorymonth

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