During middle school, Nivens picked up Carson's autobiography, "Gifted Hands, " and immediately identified with it.

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Carson's life has been told through plays, books and movies, including a TNT made-for-TV movie called "Gifted Hands, " which airs Saturday. (TNT is part of Turner Broadcasting, which also owns CNN.) The biopic stars Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. as Carson.

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"He was gifted with his hands, " Barge says.

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This particular photograph has only been in two hands since 1909 the Peary Family had possession of the iconic portrait until it was gifted to National Geographic.

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