Bessie Coleman

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Bessie Coleman was famous because . . .

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She was the first African American woman to fly.

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All made Bessie's childhood difficult EXCEPT . . .

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She was a very good math student.

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Why did Bessie go to France?

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to go to flight school

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Bessie Coleman ________________ young African-Americans to become pilots.

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inspired

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Why could Bessie not find someone in America to teach her to fly?

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No one would teach her because of her skin color.

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What did Bessie have to do BEFORE she went to France?

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learn to speak French

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What does discrimination mean?

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Treating one group of people in an unfair way

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What city did Bessie move to after college with her brothers?

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Chicago

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The selection is nonfiction because it-

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It is a biography about a real person

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Where was Bessie Coleman born?

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Atlanta Texas