Matthew Henson was an explorer who spent nearly two decades on Arctic expeditions with Robert Peary.
John Lewis was a civil rights leader and longtime member of Congress who never stopped calling for "good…
In 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress.
In September 1992, Mae Jemison flew aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour and became the first African American woman in…
Katherine Johnson calculated the flight paths that carried America's first astronauts into space and home again.
Garrett Morgan was a Cleveland inventor whose ideas still help keep people safe.
Madam C. J. Walker built a national hair care company and became one of the first American women…
Ida B. Wells was an investigative journalist who documented lynching in America when few others would.
Mary McLeod Bethune founded a school for Black girls in Daytona Beach, Florida, in 1904 that grew into…
Thurgood Marshall was a civil rights lawyer who became the first African American justice of the U.S. Supreme…
On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers and broke Major League Baseball's…
Jesse Owens grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and became one of the greatest athletes in Olympic history.
George Washington Carver was an agricultural scientist who helped Southern farmers restore worn out land.
W. E. B. Du Bois was a sociologist, historian and writer who challenged racial injustice through scholarship and…
Booker T. Washington was born into slavery in Virginia and became the first leader of Tuskegee Institute in…
Sojourner Truth was born into slavery in New York and became one of the most powerful speakers of…
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama.
Martin Luther King Jr. led the nonviolent struggle for civil rights in the 1950s and 1960s.
Harriet Tubman escaped slavery in Maryland in 1849 and returned again and again to lead others to freedom.
The Statue of Liberty, dedicated in 1886, welcomed millions of immigrants arriving in New York Harbor.
The Freedom Trail is a 2.5 mile walking path that connects 16 historic sites in Boston.
The River Walk is a network of walkways along the San Antonio River lined with restaurants, shops and…
Savannah is known for its historic squares, oak trees draped in Spanish moss and beautiful architecture.
The Florida Keys are a chain of tropical islands connected by the Overseas Highway, including the Seven Mile…