The work of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, America's first female cryptanalyst, brings down Al Capone, breaks up a Nazi spy ring in South America, and lays the foundation for the National Security Agency (NSA).
Hailed by maestros in Europe and widely celebrated by both white and black audiences at home, Marian Anderson's fame hadn't been enough to spare her from the indignities and outright violence of racism and segregation.
Isaac Woodard was a Black World War II veteran who became known to the world as the victim of a horrific act of racist violence that robbed him of his sight.
William Randolph Hearst builds the nation's largest media empire by the 1930s. Born into one of America's wealthiest families, he used his outlets to achieve unprecedented political power, then ran for office himself.
William Hearst continued his rise to power and expansion into Hollywood. The model for Citizen Kane, he had a decades-long affair with actress Marion Davies, built an enormous castle at San Simeon, and forever transformed modern media.
