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James M. Barrie, creator of Peter Pan Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (May 9, 1860 – June 19, 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright,... Read More
Frederick Douglass, African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey; c. February 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator,... Read More
Black Elk Heȟáka Sápa (Black Elk) (December 1863 – August 19, 1950) was a famous wičháša wakȟáŋ (medicine man and holy man)... Read More
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