The First Black Person In Antarctica

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George Washington Gibbs Jr. was the first black person to set foot in Antarctica. That was in 1940. Now, Gibbs' daughter is following in his footsteps. Leilani Henry lives in Conifer, near Denver. She’s just left on a journey that will take her to some of the places her father visited when he was in the Navy. Henry talks with Ryan Warner.

[Photo: Courtesy of Leilani Henry]