I decided blacks should not have to experience the difficulties I had faced, so I decided to open a flying school and teach other black women to fly.
Meaning of the quote
Bessie Coleman, an American aviator, decided to open a flying school to teach other Black women how to fly. She did this because she did not want Black people to face the same difficulties she had faced before. Bessie wanted to make it easier for Black women to learn how to fly.
About Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman was an early American civil aviator, the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot’s license. She earned her license in France in 1921 and became a high-profile pilot in the US, known as ‘Queen Bess’ and ‘Brave Bessie’. Sadly, she died in a plane crash in 1926, but her pioneering role inspired early pilots and her communities.
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