Slavery & Emancipation
Henry “Box” Brown c. 1815–1897
In 1849, an enslaved man mailed himself to freedom.
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Military
Harriet Tubman c. 1820–1913
In 1863, a woman led a military raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people in one night.
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Education
George Washington Carver c. 1864–1943
As a baby, he was traded for a horse.
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Science, Medicine & Invention
Garrett Morgan 1877–1963
He walked into deadly gas. On purpose.
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Slavery & Emancipation
Ellen and William Craft
In 1848, an enslaved woman escaped disguised as a white slave owner, and her husband played her slave.
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Education
Booker T. Washington 1856–1915
One dinner with the President. The South exploded.
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Exploration
Bessie Coleman 1892–1926
American flight schools wouldn't teach her. So she learned French.
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