Matthew Henson (1866-1955), African American Arctic explorer, and President Eisenhower discuss the North Pole over a globe at

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Matthew Henson (1866-1955), African American Arctic explorer, and President Eisenhower discuss the North Pole over a globe at the White House. Mrs. Robert L. Vann, publisher of the African American newspaper, Pittsburgh Courier observes. 1954.

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