Military
Robert Smalls 1839–1915
In 1862, an enslaved man stole a Confederate warship, and sailed his family to freedom.
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Politics & Government
Mansa Musa
In 1324, an African king brought so much gold to Egypt that gold itself lost value.
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Politics & Government
Hiram Revels 1827–1901
Mississippi sent America's first Black senator. In 1870.
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Education
Booker T. Washington 1856–1915
One dinner with the President. The South exploded.
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