Fighting for Their Rights
Bessie Coleman, Phillis Wheatley, and Booker T. Washington are slaves or blacks that have faced discrimination have changed the way we think about African Americans. We never hear about many of them. Because they aren't that famous, they maybe haven't signed a document, or even saved someone. But many of theses people are special in their own way. They have been to hell and back and they still fought for what they believe in or what they want to do.
Bessie was the first ever African American woman to get a pilot degree. In 1922, a time of both gender and racial discrimination. The United States wouldn't let Bessie get her pilot's degree. “She took it upon herself to learn French and move to France to achieve her goal.
Bessie Coleman, Phillis Wheatley, and Booker T. Washington are slaves or blacks that have faced discrimination have changed the way we think about African Americans. We never hear about many of them. Because they aren't that famous, they maybe haven't signed a document, or even saved someone. But many of theses people are special in their own way. They have been to hell and back and they still fought for what they believe in or what they want to do.
Bessie was the first ever African American woman to get a pilot degree. In 1922, a time of both gender and racial discrimination. The United States wouldn't let Bessie get her pilot's degree. “She took it upon herself to learn French and move to France to achieve her goal.