Brave Bessie
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 5:00am
Local children help celebrate Coleman
Children from the local community assist Tourism Director Kelsey Knox during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Bessie Coleman exhibit at the Atlanta Historical Museum on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. The new permanent exhibit, Brave Bessie: Soaring Above Barriers, is now on display. The exhibit spotlights the life and achievements of Atlanta native,Bessie Coleman,the first African American woman to earn a pilot’s license. Cutting the ribbon was Aria Hams. Photo by Raydeen Edwards