Samuel Gridley Howe (1801-1876) graduated from Brown University and Harvard Medical School. Howe served as a soldier and doctor during the Greek War of Independence. After his time in Greece, Howe was invited to become the director of the New England Asylum for the Blind. It was the first school for the blind in the US. It later relocated and was Massachusetts and was later known as the Perkins Institution for the Blind. Samuel advocated for the education of blind people and traveled across 15 states to support such schooling programs. He helped open schools for the blind in Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Later in life, Howe also founded schools for children with intellectual disabilities and for deaf children. Howe advocated against slavery and created an antislavery newspaper, the Boston Daily Commonwealth, and became the chair of the Massachusetts State Board of Charities In 1864.
The visionary minds behind Gagarin Show present a 62 piece NFT collectible “American Heroes” which is inspired by some of the most iconic and notable people in American History. The 62 American icons selected for this NFT series represent people who wholeheartedly believed in dignity, strived for freedom, and fiercely fought for human rights. Each NFT is a 3D character model that depicts a particular American hero.
The concept of this NFT series is to shine a light on actual heroes of the real world who have dedicated their entire lives to battling evil and inequality long before the emergence of fictional superheroes. Modern pop culture has elevated and idolized protagonists with superpowers and they have become somewhat of a cult. Films about superheroes are a success at the box office, attracting millions of people around the world whilst superhero characters are deemed as aspirational.
Samuel Gridley Howe
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Samuel Gridley Howe (1801-1876) graduated from Brown University and Harvard Medical School. Howe served as a soldier and doctor during the Greek War of Independence. After his time in Greece, Howe was invited to become the director of the New England Asylum for the Blind. It was the first school for the blind in the US. It later relocated and was Massachusetts and was later known as the Perkins Institution for the Blind. Samuel advocated for the education of blind people and traveled across 15 states to support such schooling programs. He helped open schools for the blind in Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Later in life, Howe also founded schools for children with intellectual disabilities and for deaf children. Howe advocated against slavery and created an antislavery newspaper, the Boston Daily Commonwealth, and became the chair of the Massachusetts State Board of Charities In 1864.
The visionary minds behind Gagarin Show present a 62 piece NFT collectible “American Heroes” which is inspired by some of the most iconic and notable people in American History. The 62 American icons selected for this NFT series represent people who wholeheartedly believed in dignity, strived for freedom, and fiercely fought for human rights. Each NFT is a 3D character model that depicts a particular American hero.
The concept of this NFT series is to shine a light on actual heroes of the real world who have dedicated their entire lives to battling evil and inequality long before the emergence of fictional superheroes. Modern pop culture has elevated and idolized protagonists with superpowers and they have become somewhat of a cult. Films about superheroes are a success at the box office, attracting millions of people around the world whilst superhero characters are deemed as aspirational.