The history of exploration has mostly been told through the eyes of white men but a new book aims to remember the people of colour and women who were also integral At the top of the world the colour line thawed and melted away. In 1909 Robert Peary, a white naval officer, and Matthew Henson, an African American son of sharecroppers, survived ice storms, back-breaking marches and sheer exhaustion to plant the Stars and Stripes at the north pole. But once the pair set foot back on American soil, t...
The Explorers: shining a light on the diverse men and women forgotten by history
The Guardian - 27 Jun 2024 11:12
The history of exploration has mostly been told through the eyes of white men but a new book aims to remember the people of colour and women who were also integral At the top of the world the colour line thawed and melted away. In 1909 Robert Peary, a white naval officer, and Matthew Henson, an African American son of sharecroppers, survived ice storms, back-breaking marches and sheer exhaustion to plant the Stars and Stripes at the north pole. But once the pair set foot back on American soil, t...
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