What Is Prejudice and How Does It Impact Us?
Although she had a passion for flying, and wanted to become a pilot herself, Bessie Coleman could not even attend a flight school in America. To become a pilot, she had to study in France. To make that happen, she first had to learn French.
What is prejudice? How does it impact people?
What would it take for someone like Bessie Coleman to overcome two major hurdles - black and female - to achieve her dream of becoming a pilot?
Have you ever experienced an act of prejudice against you? Did that action cause you to have more, or less, determination to achieve your goals? Explain your answer.