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Herbert Addison Burns

Motivational Speaker, Author & Narrator of the Audio Books, " The History of Cleveland's Underground Railroad," "The Oberlin-Wellington Rescue," & "The Oberlin-Wellington Trial"

Cleveland, OH, USA

Carolyn Roberts

Assistant Professor in History of Science & History of Medicine; African American Studies Professor at Yale University

New Haven, CT, USA

Dr. Joy DeGruy

Doctor, Author & Social Justice Advocate

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Jack Trammell

Jack Trammell is Associate Professor of Sociology and disability expert, as well as historian and writer. He specializes in exceptionality, Otherness, folklore, disability policy, and social history.

Ashland, VA, USA

Theresa Flores

Human Trafficking Survivor, Best Selling Author, Victim’s Advocate, Consultant & Founder of The SOAP Project

The Slave Across the Street

Columbus, OH, USA / 1 reviews

In 1992, this Chicago native became the first African-American to sail solo around the world, taking the southern route around the five great capes, through waters considered to be the most dangerous on the globe.

Justin Fornal

Explorer, Author, Extreme Athlete

New York, NY, USA

William Pinkney

Captain Pinkney sailed his 47-foot boat, Commitment, into Boston Harbor after completing a 22-month solo circumnavigation of the globe, a voyage covering 27,000 miles.