Untold Figures
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The Enslaved Man Who Stole a Warship
Robert Smalls sailed a Confederate ship out of slavery — then became a U.S. Congressman.
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Robert Smalls sailed a Confederate ship out of slavery — then became a U.S. Congressman.
Greenwood — “Black Wall Street” — and the 1921 Tulsa massacre, by the numbers.
Garrett Morgan — the traffic signal, the gas mask, and a daring tunnel rescue.
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