In this episode we discuss how often children's lives are lost to history,  and then  celebrate one particular child who defied the odds.  James McCune Smith went on to become the first African American to earn an M.D., but before that he impressed his teachers, met the Marquis de Lafayette in New York City, and joined other African American students for advocating for change—all nearly forty years before the Emancipation Proclamation.  For related materials, including a reading list, please visit childrenstablepodcast.com.