This is Alexander Milton Ross, a surgeon from Detroit who became known as The Bird Man. In 1856, Dr. Ross began liberating slaves: Educated and rich, he would approach the owner of a slave plantation, requesting permission to study some interesting b ... Read more
Previous Posts:
-
-
One of the gentlemen in this photo watches for lonely strangers in his city, then invites them to his apartment one evening per week. This is one such gathering. Humans, since the industrial revolution, and especially when moving to a new city for wo ... Read more -
We keep saying that it’s the simple things that change the world, and this is one of them. It was an icy day in Memphis, and this young man when out of his way to help an older lady navigate the difficult sidewalks. We are born and wired to hel ... Read more