Bessie Coleman

Bessie wanted to become a pilot, but she couldn't while in the United States. Why?

• She didn't have enough money
• There weren't any pilot schools
• She was a black woman
• Her family didn't want her to be a pilot

What is Bessie Coleman most known for?

• Being the first black women to get her pilot license

• being a doctor

• being a judge

• going to war

In your words if Bessie was alive what would you say to her right now?

What was Bessie's famous quote(s)?

• Tell them that as soon as i can walk I can fly.

• I refuse to take no for an anwser

• The air the only place free from prejudices

• all of the above

Bessie Coleman ________________ young African-Americans to become pilots.

• remembered

• discriminated against

• inspired

• voted for

All are ways people honor and remember Bessie EXCEPT.

• naming a street in Chicago for her

• dropping flowers on her grave from the sky

• creating an African-American flight school

• making a U.S. postage stamp for her

What nickname did they give Bessie?

• cool Bessie

• brave Bessie

• flyer Bessie

• Bess

What barriers do you think Bessie had to overcome to become the first black woman pilot?

How did Bessie Coleman inspire people to be a pilot?

• By dropping bombs from her plane during World War I

• By going around in circles in the sky with her plane.

• By being able to become a pilot during the time of segregation

• By working as a lawyer for people who face segregation at pilot school

Which of the following are true about Bessie Coleman?

(Check all that apply)

• she was a judge before she became a pilot

• She had 12 siblings.

• She dropped out of college after one semester because she couldn't afford it.

• She bred show dogs.

• Her brothers served in the military in WWI.