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Hidden Stories

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Henry “Box” Brown

The man who mailed himself to freedom.

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The Floating Freedom School (1847)

When learning was banned, they built a school on water.

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Rosenwald Schools

Over 5,000 schools built when education was denied.

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Claudette Colvin

The girl who refused to give up her seat before Rosa Parks.

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Black Wall Street (Tulsa)

A thriving community built — and destroyed.

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The Real McCoy (Elijah McCoy)

The invention so good, they wanted the real one.

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