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Granville Woods

The magnitude of an inventors work can often be defined by the esteem in which he is held by fellow inventors. If this is the case, then Granville Woods was certainly a respected inventor as he was often referred to as the “Black Thomas

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May

23

2013

M.V.B. Brown patents home security system

In 1969 Marie V. Brittan Brown designed a Home Security

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Dec

2

1969

Wm. Desjardin patents corner cleaner attachment

Gertrude E. Downing and William Desjardin Corner Cleaner Attachment, Patent No. 3,715,772 on February 13, 1973

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13

1973

Thomas L. Jennings -- 1st Black male patent holder

A tailor living in New York City, NY Invented a method for the dry cleaning of clothes U.S. Patent 3306X (March 3, 1821)

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Mar

3

1821

Nigeria

On Oct. 1, 1960, Nigeria gained independence, becoming a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and joining the United Nations. Organized as a loose federation of self-governing states, the independent nation faced the overwhelming task of unifying a country with 250 ethnic and linguistic

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May

30

1967

W.F. Burr patents railway switch

Burr,W.F. patents Switching device Oct.31,1899 Patent # 636,197

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Oct

31

1899

Collins, Seaborn J. (1852- ? )

Seaborn J. Collins was born and raised in Georgia. He migrated to Seattle, Washington with his wife Alzada and son William in 1885, where he worked as a mechanic and a carpenter. Collins also invested in local real estate. In 1888 Collins bought property in the Yesler neighborhood, and built

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Learn More About These African-American Inventors

Included in this photo gallery are the drawings and text from original patents. These are copies of the originals submitted by the inventor to the United States Patent and Trademark

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Egypt

In 1967, border tensions between Egypt and Israel led to the Six-Day War. On June 5, Israel launched an air assault, and within days had annexed the Sinai Peninsula, the East Bank of the Jordan River, and the Golan Heights. A UN cease-fire on June 10 saved the Arabs from a complete rout. Nasser

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Norbert Rillieux receives a patent for vacuum panthat evaporates saccharine ju

Norbert Rillieux receives a patent for vacuum panthat evaporates saccharine juice in a more effectivemanner than currently being used; he receives a second patent for the vacuum pan three years later.

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Jan

0

1834

Sarah Boone

Sarah Boone received a patent on April 26, 1892 for a device which would help to neatly iron clothing. This device, the predecessor to our modern ironing board was made of a narrow wooden board, with collapsible legs and a padded cover and was specifically designed for the fitted clothing worn

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Apr

26

1892

Ticket Dispensing Machine invented

Frederick Jones invents the ticket dispensing machine, patent #2163754.

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Jun

27

1939

F.M. Jones patents starter generator

Jones, F. M. Starter Generator July 12, 1949 Patent No. 2475842

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Jul

12

1949

Booker T. Washington's Visit to Spokane (1913)

In 1913 the famous African American activist and educator Booker T. Washington left Tuskegee, Alabama, to begin a speaking tour around the United States. The ultimate goal of this tour was to raise funds for the Tuskegee Institute in order to educate more young African Americans. Washington began

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World War I "Battle of Henry Johnson"

World War I Battle of Henry Johnson, Henry Johnson and Needham Roberts are the first Americans to be awarded the Croix de Guerre, Frances highest military award

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May

15

1918

Clark Memorial United Methodist Church (1865– )

Clark Memorial United Methodist Church is the oldest black United Methodist Church (UMC) in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1865 the Methodist Episcopal Church sent Bishop Davis W. Clark to Nashville to reorganize the Negro mission at Andrew Chapel, located on Franklin Street in South Nashville. The

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Mar

25

1945

African Countries' Independence Dates

Egypt, Arab Republic of Feb. 28, 1922 Britain

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Early History of African American Inventors

Thomas Jennings, born in 1791, is believed to have been the first African-American inventor to receive a patent for an invention. He was 30 years old when he was granted a patent for a dry-cleaning process. Jennings was a free tradesman and operated a dry-cleaning business in New York City. His

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L.F. Brown patents bridle bit

Brown, L. F. Bridle bit Oct. 25, 1892 Patent No. 484,994

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Oct

25

1892

Gertrude Downing

Gertrude Downing invented the corner cleaner attachment.

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Apr

5

1977

Inquest over Negro Killing

An inquest was held by Justice of the Peace T.M. Richards on September 24, 1928 over the killing of :Coote Simpsons, Negro, Twenty-second street, who was killed by the rifle of a Florida National Guardsman on special detail duty at noon on September 23, 1928 for refusing to leave his bicycle and go

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Jan

0

1999

C.W. Allen patents table (self-levelling)

Allen, C. W. Self_leveling table Nov. 1, 1898 Patent No.613,436

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Nov

1

1898

George Alcorn patents fabrication of spectrometer

Patent # 4,618,380

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Oct

21

1986

Henry Sigler of Galveston, TX, patents an improvedfishook and later sells the

Henry Sigler of Galveston, TX, patents an improved fishook and later sells the patent for $625.

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Jan

0

1854

Benjamin Montgomery

Benjamin Montgomery was born into slavery in 1819 in Loudon County, Virginia. He was sold to Joseph E. Davis, a Mississippi planter. Davis was the older brother of Jefferson Davis who would later serve as the President of the Confederate States of America. After a period time, Davis could see great

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John Parker patents "Parker Pulverizer"

U.S. Patent # 304,552 September 2, 1884 Follower-Screw for Tobacco Presses. Official Gazette of the USPTO v.28, p.883

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Sep

2

1884

Thomas, Clarence

Thomas, Clarence, 1948–, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1991–), b. Pin Point (Savannah), Ga. Raised in a poor family, he graduated (1974) from the Yale Law School and became a prominent black conservative active in Republican causes. He chaired the Equal Employment Opportunity

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A mind is a terrible thing to waste.

In 1943, Dr. Frederick D. Patterson, president of Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University), wrote an open letter in the Pittsburgh Courier to the presidents of our nation’s private black colleges urging them to pool their small monies and make a united appeal to the national conscience. His

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Apr

25

1944

Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Georgia (1847- )

Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church is the oldest African American church in Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia. Like Wheat Street, First Congregational, and the King’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, Bethel A.M.E. has been a religious, social, economic, and cultural pillar of the African

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Shuffle Along, first of a succession of popular

Shuffle Along, first of a succession of popular musicals featuring Black talent, opened at the 63rd Street Music Hall, New York City.

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May

23

1921

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