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The first African American explorer to reach the North Pole was explorer Matthew Henson. Henson was born on August 8, 1866 and died at the age of 88 on March 9, 1955.
In theory, African Americans were freed at the end of the American Civil, won by the North. But, unfortunately, racial prejudice still exists today.