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‘Fly sister fly’
Atlanta aviatrix continues to inspire
By: Neil Abeles - Texarkana Gazette

Staff photo by Neil Abeles
Bessie Coleman was commemorated in 1995 with this U.S. Postal Department stamp.

Staff photo by Neil Abeles
This is the cover of L.J. Maxie’s illustrated children’s book on Coleman.
Bessie Coleman, the world’s first African-American woman airplane pilot, would have been 111 on Saturday, Jan. 26.
The Atlanta native and daring pilot, born in 1892, died while flying in 1926. She was 34.
A heroine for Cass County, Coleman is featured in the c... Published: 01/23/2013
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