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PHOTO PROMPT © Dawn Miller
Genre: Historical Fiction
Word Count: 100
February is National Black History Month in the States. There are so many amazing people, history ignored. I enjoy meeting people I should’ve learned about in school.
QUEEN BESSIE
Bessie surveyed the Waxahachie, Texas Fairground. She never dreamed she’d be performing in her childhood town. Shielding her eyes, she gazed up into the sky. The only place she could truly be free.
The entrance to the park read, “Whites Only.”
Head held high, pounding with indignation, she stormed through the gate and barged into the manager’s office.
“I didn’t go all the way to France to earn my license for this. Am I not the first colored pilot in America?”
“Yes, Miss Coleman, but—”
“If my people aren’t treated with respect, there’ll be no show. Understood?”
“Yes, Ma’am.”
*Note: I call this fiction because, while I know the incident is fact, I don’t know the exact words Miss Coleman used to get her point across. 😉
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