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I am Wilma Rudolph/I am Jonas Salk

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!

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I am Wilma Rudolph/I am Jonas Salk

Season 1 Episode 24 | 24m 25s | CC

Wilma Rudolph encourages Xavier to stick with track and field, even if he is behind his classmates, because no matter where you start, you can always get better. / Jonas Salk shows our kids that they don’t need a reward for shoveling the museum steps, because it feels good to help people.

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