The Chicago Defender publicized the event saying the "wonderful little woman" Bessie Coleman would do "heart thrilling stunts." According to a reporter from Kansas, as many as 3,000 people ...

Bessie Coleman was born to sharecroppers in Texas ... and the Netherlands as well as France to learn the barnstorming stunts that were quickly growing into one of the most popular forms of ...

Elizabeth Coleman, better known as Bessie, was the first Black woman and ... continued training to perfect her skills and acrobatic stunts. Known as “Queen Bess” and “Brave Bess,” Coleman ...