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…