Matthew Henson

The Harvard University professor championed the unsung achievements of historic Black explorer Matthew Henson.

African-American explorer Matthew Henson has achieved fame for being part of a team led by Robert Peary that claims they were the first people to reach the Geographic North Pole. Although historians have disputed the claims, Henson and Peary are still regarded as pioneering explorers by all involved. Henson was born on this day in […]