Madam Senator, have a look at the moving story of the Harlem Hellfighters who heroically fought under French command in WW1 because the US didn't want them in a fighting mission.
Rejected from American aviation schools due to her race and gender, Bessie Coleman taught herself French and headed to Europe, where she received her international pilot’s license in 1921. "The air is the only place free from prejudices," she said. #BlackHistoryMonth
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We owe France much respect and gratitude.
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My daughter (also a Bessie) just chose this Bessie as subject for her 3rd-grade Famous Americans research project (over Alexander Hamilton!)
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Dreams become reality when worked without limits
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Flying High with Bessie Coleman https://youtu.be/KDCsBZfRnBM via
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That’s Awesome!
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I want a lush Netflix original series about African American ex-patriots in France in the 1920s, please.
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But, otherwise I agree about the series.
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