Motorcycle Queen of Miami, Bessie Stringfield, Black Women Who Rode Against Prejudice

Motorcycle Queen of Miami, Bessie Stringfield, Black Women Who Rode Against Prejudice

Bessie B. Stringfield, known as “BB,” was the first Black woman to complete eight long-distance solo tours across the United States on a motorcycle. In the 1930s, she bravely rode through regions notorious for racial violence and prejudice, earning the nickname “The Negro Motorcycle Queen.” Her travels extended beyond the U.S. to Brazil, Haiti, and…