![]() ![]() There are more than 400 miles of vast chambers and complex passages. The Mammoth caves are the longest known cave system in the world. I promise.The Mammoth Caves are a very special place on this planet. Why am I making this change? Why am I focusing only on Mammoth caves? We will still focus on Black explorers but in this podcast show, we will focus on Black explorers and guides at one place: Mammoth Caves in Kentucky. Still, today’s show is slightly different in the explorer series. But, of course, I know that you that Everest is not high or low, near or far. ![]() The explorers in today’s podcast also had their everests-though it wasn’t going high in the sky, it was going deep into the earth. But she so wisely noted that “We all have our everests.” And that’s why this podcast series is so important. She has her sights set on Mount Everest but was stopped twice by natural disasters, both of which she was lucky to survive. In the second podcast show, we discussed Black women explorers and met Barbara Hillary who skied to both the North and South poles-oh, did I forget to mention that she did these amazing feats when she was in her 70s?! And we cannot forget Saray Khumalo who has already summited Mount Kilimanjaro (the highest peak in Africa) and Mount Elbrus in Russia. William Sheppard also became one of the first collectors of African art. He alerted the world to the horrible treatment and atrocities (remember the severed hands?) suffered by the Congolese resulting from the Belgian rubber trade. Remember in the first show of this series, we discussed William Sheppard who was born a poor boy in the southern United States but became one of the greatest explorers in the Congo, learned the Kuba language, gained the respect of the Bakuba people and became one of the world’s first human rights activists. In this series, we’re focusing on Black explorers. I would also say that this is an historic show-yes, I know it’s about history-but it is historic because we are discussing, learning and being inspired by people who have been forgotten by history. I’m Robin, the founder and host of this great and groundbreaking podcast show. Hello and welcome to where we are remembering history and we’re making it. ![]()
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