From Poverty To Purpose: The Ben Carson Story

How does an inner city African American kid with a self-proclaimed violent temper, become a world renowned brain surgeon, an inspiring role model for disadvantaged youth, a medical innovator and achieve success... against all odds? In 2001, CNN and Time Magazine named Ben Carson one of the nation's...

18 min - People & Biography - Timeline - World History Documentaries

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