One of the first African-Amerian millionaires, Robert Reed Church, Sr., left his mark in Memphis as a champion for our community. His commitment to education and financial stability for all Memphians has rightfully made him a local and national icon, but he also left his greatest legacy in his daughter, Mary Church Terrell.

Find out how Fred Smith’s vision for an overnight package delivery service went from a rejected idea in a college class to a billion dollar global corporation called FedEx.