Bessie Coleman As the child of Texas sharecroppers, Bessie Coleman had to walk four miles to her segregated school every day, never dreaming of the...READ MORE
Season TwoBarack Obama Barack Obama’s political career unfolded beneath the gaze of a watchful nation that found itself able to embrace its first President of African...READ MORE
Season TwoJohn H. Johnson The founder of the Johnson Publishing Company was the first African-American to appear on the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest people...READ MORE
Season TwoSamuel B. Fuller Samuel Fuller moved to Chicago in 1928 after an impoverished childhood in rural Louisiana. He held a variety of menial jobs before...READ MORE
Season TwoWendell Scott NASCAR has been around since 1948, born from the enthusiasm of drivers who moved bootleg whiskey through the country in the years of...READ MORE
Season TwoWillie O’Ree To play in the National Hockey League, you’ve got to be tough. For Willie O’Ree, that meant hiding an injury that had left...READ MORE
Season TwoBerry Gordy The founder of Motown Records was born and raised in Detroit, moving through a variety of occupations before becoming a giant in the...READ MORE
Season TwoCharlie Sifford Long before Tiger Woods there was Charlie Sifford. This native of North Carolina started working as a caddy when he was 13 years...READ MORE
Season Two