My pick today for Black History month is Matthew Henson who was a key member in the expedition that claimed to reach the North Pole with Peary on 4/6/1909. It was years before he was given the same credit as Peary.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/the-legacy-of-arctic-explorer-matthew-henson

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