Welcome to Civics Unchained

We make civics and history way less boring.

In 2024, we helped people learn through our 100 Citizenship Questions game.

Now we’re building Fabulous Forgotten Americans — a timeline, matching game, and collection of stories about people who changed American history but somehow got left out of the textbooks.

These people invented things. Fought for things. Built things. Changed things.

Most of us were never taught their names.

We think that’s weird.

So we’re fixing it.

Who We Are
Fabulous Forgotten Americans
Frederick Douglass, fiery speaker and pioneer for civil rights.
Frederick Douglass, fiery speaker and pioneer for civil rights.
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Chief Pontiac: Man of military strategies and tribal alliances
Chief Pontiac: Man of military strategies and tribal alliances
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Dr. Ommaya, medical inventor and neurosurgeon.
Dr. Ommaya, medical inventor and neurosurgeon.
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Matthew Henson, first man to the North Pole.
Matthew Henson, first man to the North Pole.
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Martin Delaney - a man to be reckoned with
Martin Delaney - a man to be reckoned with

Martin Delaney, leader who aided escaped slaves, led Vigilance Committee, and became first Black officer in Civil War.

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Ruth Handler - The Barbie Woman
Ruth Handler - The Barbie Woman
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Henrietta Lack: Her cells live on.
Henrietta Lack: Her cells live on.

Henrietta Lacks’ cells were immortal - a goldmine for researchers - who made a fortune off of them. How did Lacks benefit? Well….

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Ida B. Wells: Princess of the Press
Ida B. Wells: Princess of the Press

Ida B. Wells: Fought against Lynching

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Upton Sinclair: He raked a lot of muck…
Upton Sinclair: He raked a lot of muck…

Upton Sinclair, the man who saved us from continuing to eat… things that are just too nasty to think about! read more here.

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Yuri Kochiyama: Civil Rights All Star
Yuri Kochiyama: Civil Rights All Star
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Moving Robe, courageous woman surrounded by braves.
Moving Robe, courageous woman surrounded by braves.

Moving Robes joined the battle against Custer to avenge her brother’s death.

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Karl Langsteiner: he gets an A+ for his work on blood types
Karl Langsteiner: he gets an A+ for his work on blood types
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Nelly Bly, the muck raker in the mad house.
Nelly Bly, the muck raker in the mad house.
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The Tuskeegee Airmen: They brought the boys home safely.
The Tuskeegee Airmen: They brought the boys home safely.

Tuskegee Airmen guided many American bombers home.

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Dr. Paul Zoll: the man who fixed broken hearts
Dr. Paul Zoll: the man who fixed broken hearts
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Mary Anderson: The woman who invented windshield wipers.
Mary Anderson: The woman who invented windshield wipers.
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The Birth of the Teddy Bear.
The Birth of the Teddy Bear.

The Story of the Teddy Bear

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Gertrude Elion- The Woman Who Changed Drugs Forever
Gertrude Elion- The Woman Who Changed Drugs Forever

She made childhood leukemia survivable - and AIDS, and organ transplants.

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Dr. Francis Kelsey - Savior of American Babies
Dr. Francis Kelsey - Savior of American Babies

She stood up to bullies and refused to let a dangerous drug into the US, saving countless babes.

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Lewis Latimer and the Problem With Edison’s Light Bulb
Lewis Latimer and the Problem With Edison’s Light Bulb
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The Japanese American Unit That Became One of the Most Decorated in U.S. History
The Japanese American Unit That Became One of the Most Decorated in U.S. History
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