Bessie Coleman, daughter of a Southern African-American family, had become one of the best-known African-Americans and women in history. “Brave Bessie,” as she had become known, encountered the double whammy of racial and gender prejudice in the early 20th century, but overcame many challenges and became the first African-American woman to acquire a pilot's license. Not only did she wow crowds with her talent as a barnstormer, but she became a great inspiration to women and African Americans. Its being in the air threatened contemporary stereotypes. He also challenged segregation when he could, taking advantage of his impact as a celebrity to make a change, no matter how small. The Coleman family, like the majority of African Americans who resided in the Deep South in the early 20th century, encountered many problems and difficulties. Bessie's family faced segregation and racial animosity. Because of these difficulties, Bessie's father decided to move the family to the Oklahoma Indian Territory. He conceived that they could have a more desirable life there. Bessie's mother did not want to live on the Indian reservation and chose to stay in Waxahachie. Bessie and some of her sisters also decided to stay in Texas. Bessie was a very determined person. Even though he worked long hours, he still managed to find time to educate himself by purchasing books. Even though she couldn't attend school all the time, Bessie learned a lot on her own enough to graduate from high school. He then began studying at Colored Agricultural and Normal University in Langston, Oklahoma. However, due to his limited budget, he only attended one semester of college. Bessie first contemplates...... middle of paper ......Bessie Coleman had a great impact on the history of aviation, and in particular on African Americans, had become evident after her death. Bessie Coleman Aero Clubs sprang up across the country. On Labor Day 1931, flying clubs promoted the first all-African-American air expedition, which attracted about 15,000 people. The same year, a group of African-American pilots set up an annual flyover of Coleman's grave at Chicago's Lincoln Cemetery. Bessie Coleman's name had also begun to appear on buildings in Harlem. Despite her relatively short career, Bessie Coleman challenged early 20th-century stereotypes of white supremacy and the disqualification of women. When she became the first African-American female pilot and performed across the country, she proved that people do not have to be bound by gender or color to achieve their dreams..