For civil rights activist, lawyer, judge and state senator Constance Baker Motley, breaking through the limits placed on women and people of colour was all in a day’s work.
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures shines a light on influential Americans who’s stories don’t usually make it into the textbooks – from the “Robin Hood of Harlem” to the greatest athlete of the 20th century.
Mercy Otis Warren: Founding Fathers’ Fiercest Critic
At a time when the British ruled over the 13 colonies of North America with an iron fist, poet, playwright and ‘whistleblower’ Mercy Otis Warren – used her words to throw serious shade their way.
Mary Carson Breckinridge: Mother of American Midwifery
Mary Carson, born into the wealthy Breckinridge family in 1881, changed the face of US midwifery. This is her story.
Newton Knight: Anti-Confederate Leader in the Confederacy
This is the story of Newton Knight, a Confederate soldier in the American Civil War
Garrett Morgan:
Kentucky-born Garrett Morgan invented life saving gadgets, despite facing racial prejudice all his life.
Linda Carol Brown: Brown Vs Board of Education
Brown versus Board of Education, thrust Linda Brown, who was just 9-years-old at the time, into the national spotlight.
Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe, the first native American to achieve Olympic gold medal glory – he also played pro football, basketball AND baseball
Nellie Bly
Nellie Bly – a pioneering journalist and the world’s first travel blogger?
Bayard Rustin
The story of civil rights organizer Bayard Rustin, who was almost written out of history because he was gay.
John Rollin Ridge
John Rollin Ridge, aka Yellow Bird: the first Native American to ever publish a novel