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Robert Smalls standing heroically on a ship deck in naval uniform

Robert Smalls — The Man Who Stole a Ship and Sa...

In the early morning hours of May 13, 1862, a 23-year-old man did something that still sounds like a movie script — he commandeered a Confederate military vessel, picked up...

Robert Smalls — The Man Who Stole a Ship and Sa...

In the early morning hours of May 13, 1862, a 23-year-old man did something that still sounds like a movie script — he commandeered a Confederate military vessel, picked up...

Daniel Hale Williams — The Surgeon Who Opened the Door to Heart Surgery

Daniel Hale Williams — The Surgeon Who Opened t...

In 1893, a young man named James Cornish arrived at Provident Hospital in Chicago with a knife wound to his chest. His heart was exposed, and doctors at the time...

Daniel Hale Williams — The Surgeon Who Opened t...

In 1893, a young man named James Cornish arrived at Provident Hospital in Chicago with a knife wound to his chest. His heart was exposed, and doctors at the time...

Mary Eliza Mahoney — The First Black Professional Nurse in America

Mary Eliza Mahoney — The First Black Profession...

In 1879, a 33-year-old woman walked across a stage in Boston to receive her nursing diploma. It might not sound extraordinary — except that Mary Eliza Mahoney had just become...

Mary Eliza Mahoney — The First Black Profession...

In 1879, a 33-year-old woman walked across a stage in Boston to receive her nursing diploma. It might not sound extraordinary — except that Mary Eliza Mahoney had just become...

Eugene Bullard — The First African American Fighter Pilot Who Had to Leave America to Fly

Eugene Bullard — The First African American Fig...

Eugene Bullard wanted to fly. That was it — a simple dream. But in early 1900s America, no flight school would train a Black man. So Eugene did what he...

Eugene Bullard — The First African American Fig...

Eugene Bullard wanted to fly. That was it — a simple dream. But in early 1900s America, no flight school would train a Black man. So Eugene did what he...

Percy Julian — The Chemist Who Made Medicine Affordable for Millions

Percy Julian — The Chemist Who Made Medicine Af...

In the 1930s, treatments for conditions like glaucoma and rheumatoid arthritis existed — but they cost a fortune. A single dose of the drug physostigmine required high-priced lab extraction that...

Percy Julian — The Chemist Who Made Medicine Af...

In the 1930s, treatments for conditions like glaucoma and rheumatoid arthritis existed — but they cost a fortune. A single dose of the drug physostigmine required high-priced lab extraction that...

Madam C.J. Walker — America's First Self-Made Female Millionaire

Madam C.J. Walker — America's First Self-Made F...

At the turn of the 20th century, a woman who had been orphaned at 7, married at 14, and widowed at 20 built a business empire that made her the...

Madam C.J. Walker — America's First Self-Made F...

At the turn of the 20th century, a woman who had been orphaned at 7, married at 14, and widowed at 20 built a business empire that made her the...