Hi!
Thought I'd forward this list of black inventors given the current
debate. To Lamin, I say these are things you can verify. There are many
reasons why black inventors are not given their due. One is that in order to
oppress and make someone inferior, you have to make him hate himself and a
very effective way of making him feel that way is to make him feel worthless
because he has done and will never do anything good to further himself or
others. Another reason is that some of these inventors were working for
companies or sold their inventions to companies who had the material means
to patent the inventions and thus take credit for the inventions. I have
other lists and when I have the time (which might not be in the near
future), I'll compile them and send them to the L. If members don't mind
duplications because some inventions are mentioned in the other lists, I can
forward the lists I have now. Have a good day. Thanks.
Buharry.
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BLACK INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS
"Only when lions have historians will hunters cease being heroes." ~ African
Proverb
Product Inventor
Date
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air conditioning unit Frederick M. Jones
July 12, 1949
almanac Benjamin Banneker
Approx 1791
auto cut-off switch Granville T. Woods
January 1, 1839
auto fishing devise G. Cook
May 30, 1899
automatic gear shift Richard Spikes
February 28, 1932
baby buggy W.H. Richardson
June 18, 1899
bicycle frame L.R. Johnson
October 10, 1899
biscuit cutter A.P. Ashbourne
November 30, 1875
blood plasma bag Charles Drew
Approx. 1945
cellular phone Henry T. Sampson
July 6, 1971
chamber commode T. Elkins
January 3, 1897
clothes dryer G. T. Sampson
June 6, 1862
curtain rod S. R. Scratton
November 30, 1889
curtain rod support William S. Grant
August 4, 1896
door knob O. Dorsey
December 10, 1878
door stop O. Dorsey
December 10, 1878
dust pan Lawrence P. Ray
August 3, 1897
egg beater Willie Johnson
February 5, 1884
electric lampbulb Lewis Latimer
March 21, 1882
elevator Alexander Miles
October 11, 1867
eye protector P. Johnson
November 2, 1880
fire escape ladder J. W. Winters
May 7, 1878
fire extinguisher T. Marshall
October 26, 1872
folding bed L. C. Bailey
July 18, 1899
folding chair Brody & Surgwar
June 11, 1889
fountain pen W. B. Purvis
January 7, 1890
furniture caster O. A. Fisher
1878
gas mask Garrett Morgan
October 13, 1914
golf tee T. Grant
December 12, 1899
guitar Robert F. Flemming, Jr.
March 3, 1886
hair brush Lydia O. Newman
November 15, 18--
hand stamp Walter B. Purvis
February 27 1883
horse shoe J. Ricks
March 30, 1885
ice cream scooper A. L. Cralle
February 2, 1897
improv. sugar making Norbet Rillieux
December 10, 1846
insect-destroyer gun A. C. Richard
February 28, 1899
ironing board Sarah Boone
December 30, 1887
key chain F. J. Loudin
January 9, 1894
lantern Michael C. Harvey
August 19, 1884
lawn mower L. A. Burr
May 19, 1889
lawn sprinkler J. W. Smith
May 4, 1897
lemon squeezer J. Thomas White
December 8, 1893
lock W. A. Martin
July 23, 18--
lubricating cup Ellijah McCoy
November 15, 1895
lunch pail James Robinson
1887
mail box Paul L. Downing
October 27, 1891
mop Thomas W. Stewart
June 11, 1893
motor Frederick M. Jones
June 27, 1939
peanut butter George Washington Carver
1896
pencil sharpener J. L. Love
November 23, 1897
phone transmitter Granville T. Woods
December 2, 1884
record player arm Joseph Hunger Dickenson
January 8, 1819
refrigerator J. Standard
June 14, 1891
riding saddles W. D. Davis
October 6, 1895
rolling pin John W. Reed
1864
shampoo headrest C. O. Bailiff
October 11, 1898
spark plug Edmond Berger
February 2, 1839
stethoscope Imhotep
Ancient Egypt
stove T. A. Carrington
July 25, 1876
straightening comb Madam C. J. Walker
Approx 1905
street sweeper Charles B. Brooks
March 17, 1890
thermostat control Frederick M. Jones
February 23, 1960
traffic light Garrett Morgan
November 20, 1923
tricycle M. A. Cherry
May 6, 1886
typewriter Burridge & Marshman
April 7, 1885
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