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March, 2010

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Event:

Bessie Coleman at Windsor Public Library/ Women's History Month

Date:

March 16th, 2010.

Time:

7:00 PM

Location:

323 Broad Street, Windsor

Contact:

869-285-1918

Bessie Coleman at Windsor Public Library/ Women's History Month

Self-determination: The Bessie Coleman Story at the Windsor Public Library
Come to the Windsor Public Library on Tuesday, March 16 at 7pm to see storyteller, teaching artist and living historian, Tammy Denease Richardson, introduce us to the world of Bessie Coleman, a fascinating woman who has been obscured in the annals of history yet was instrumental in furthering the goals and aspirations of women and the African-American community in the early 20th century.
Born in 1892, Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman was an American civil aviator. Popularly known as 'Queen Bess', she was the first person of African American descent to become a licensed airplane pilot, and the first American of any race or gender to hold an international pilot license. As the first African American woman to become an airplane pilot, Coleman overcame many obstacles in pursuit of her goal. She grew up in poverty but was determined not to spend the rest of her life picking cotton in Waxahachie, Texas. When American flying schools refused to train an African American woman, she took French language lessons and enrolled in an aviation school in France, where she became a licensed pilot in 1921, 2 years before Amelia Earhart earned her pilot's license. Bessie made her living as an stunt pilot and barnstormer, performing in many European and state-side air shows. She was killed in a flying accident in 1926.
As Bessie Coleman, Ms. Richardson takes you on a journey into the world of the First Negro Aviatrix. Venture with Ms. Richardson from the cotton fields of Texas to aviation history in Paris France with Bessie Coleman. You will take an international voyage that begins in the segregated south of the United States, where cotton was king and Jim Crow ruled underneath white sheets, where the color of your skin could determine whether you lived or died. Your journey ends in Paris, France, where self-determination -- not skin color or gender was what truly mattered. Call the library reference desk, 860-285-1918, to sign-up for this program. The Windsor Public Library is located at 323 Broad Street, Windsor. This program is sponsored and funded by the Windsor Library Association.

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