Tom Lee didn’t know how to swim—but he didn’t let that stop him from saving 32 lives. In 1925, this Memphis hero witnessed the steamboat M.E. Norman capsize in the Mississippi River. Armed with nothing but a small motorboat and fearless courage, Tom Lee made trip after trip, rescuing passengers from the water. He wasn’t a firefighter. He wasn’t a police officer. He was just a man who saw people in danger and refused to do nothing. Today, Tom Lee Park and a monument on the riverfront honor his legacy—but we make sure his name lives on. Memphis history is Black history. And we gon’ talk about it. #UnapologeticallyMemphis #TomLee #MemphisHero #BluffCityLegacy #TomLee100