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\nAmeri can airlines hosted this Bessie Coleman Aviation All-Stars tour to celebra te the hundredth anniversary of Coleman performing the first public flight by an African American woman in 1922. \;&ldquo\;She bravely broke down barriers within the world of aviation and paved the pat h for many to follow\,&rdquo\; \;American Airlines said in a statement . \;To further honor \;Coleman&rsquo\;s legacy\, American Airlines hosted Gigi Coleman\, Bessie&rsquo\;s great-niece\, on t he flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Phoenix.
\nBorn in Texa
s and raised on a farm\, Bessie loved school and walked four miles every d
ay to attend a one-room all-black school through 8th grade. Working with h
er mother and two sisters\, she did laundry\, cleaned homes\, and picked c
otton to earn money so she could finish her education. At age eighteen\, s
he enrolled in the Oklahoma Colored Agricultural Normal University\, but s
he only had enough money for one year. Traveling north to Chicago to live
with her brothers\, she heard stories from pilots returning from World War
I and decided to become a pilot. After applying to three American aviatio
n schools that refused to teach her\, this smart\, naturally gifted woman
didn't give up. Learning enough French to get by\, she enrolled in a Frenc
h school\, the only black person in the class\, and finished the 10-month
course in eight months.
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Performer: Daisy Century
Dr. Daisy Century recalls
the thrill of receiving a standing ovation for her 3rd grade recitation of
The Creation and credits this as the beginning of her desire to perform.
Trained as a teacher\, Century earned a BA in Biology at Claflin College\,
a master's in science education from South Carolina University and a PhD
from Temple University\, also in Science Education. This naturally talente
d teacher and actor couples scientific methods with creative imagination i
n order to discover how the historical characters she interprets would res
pond to a given situation. An inspiring educator whose students have retur
ned year after year to thank her for the difference she has made in their
lives\, Daisy has continued to inspire through her thoroughly researched\,
dramatically intense portrayals. She is a published author\, writing unde
r the name Emily Nelson\, and is an accomplished singer.
At the co
nclusion of the program please feel free to take a brief online survey her
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