Shiann Cook Zain Ahmed Tyler Fortson
Tyler F. played as Benjamin Banneker and Shiann C. played as Anola. Banneker was a black naturalist, mathematician, astronomer and almanac author in early 1790s.
Zain played as George Washington Craver with Tyler F. and Shiann C. Both Tyler and Shiann played as plaintiff who mocked him about the "witchcraft." George Washington Craver was a scientist and inventor. Craver developed three hundred uses for peanuts and hundreds more for soybeans, pecans, and sweet potatoes.
Zain A. played as Daniel Hale Williams. Daniel Hale Williams performed the first successful heart surgery in 1893.
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