In all of us there is a hunger, marrow deep, to know our heritage - to know who we are and where we came from. Without this enriching knowledge, there is a hollow yearning. No matter what our attainments in life, there is still a vacuum, an emptiness, and the most disquieting loneliness.

- Alex Haley, Roots

You live as long as you are remembered.

-Russian Proverb

We can’t change the present, but if we shine a light on the past, we can influence the future .

Without real human examples, how else do we know how to lead a good life? How else can a young person know how to grow up to be a civilized person, a person with values, a person with character?

Some of the best lessons come from less prominent stories — people that appear, at first glance, easy to discount. Like they say, little hinges swing big doors.