Who was Bessie Coleman? Besides ORDs address in Chicago, she was also the first African American woman to hold an international pilot license. Because of her background she was not allowed to take classes in America. With the financial backing a newspaper she was able to travel to France to realize her dream. But before she went she took classes Berlitz! Pretty fascinating. Go on read more :
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Coleman
