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I am Maya Angelou/I am Frederick Douglass
It follows the adventures of Xavier, Yadina and Brad as they tackle everyday problems by doing something extraordinary: traveling back in time to learn from real-life inspirational figures when they were kids - like Marie Curie, Harriet Tubman, Jackie Robinson and more!
I am Maya Angelou/I am Frederick Douglass
Season 1 Episode 19 | 24m 25s | CC
Brad is caught in the middle of a sibling spat between Xavier and Yadina that ends with hurt feelings and a refusal to speak to each other ever again. There’s only thing Brad can do. To the Secret Museum! / Xavier becomes frustrated by his homework, which involves learning a bunch of words that he thinks are too big. When he thinks about just giving up, Yadina and Brad know what they must do.
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