Continuing with this week's theme, I am highlighting the adventures of black explorers. Matthew Alexander Henson (August 8, 1866 – March 9, 1955) was an African American explorer and associate of Robert Peary on various expeditions, the most famous being a 1909 expedition during which he may have been the first person to reach the Geographic North Pole. Henson was … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Black Explorers
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