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This list of African-American inventors and scientists documents many of the African-Americans who have invented a multitude of items or made discoveries in the course of their lives. These have ranged from practical everyday devices to applications and scientific discoveries in diverse fields, including physics, biology, math, and medicine.
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Asante used five factors in establishing the list: "significance in the general progress of African-Americans toward full equality in the American social and political system" "self-sacrifice and a willingness to take great risks for the collective good" "unusual will and determination in the face of great danger and against the most stubborn odds"
Interesting Black History Facts Society. 1. Dr. Carter G. Woodson, known as the "Father of Black History," started the first Negro History Week in 1926 to ensure students would learn Black history ...
Obama became the first Black president in American history after winning the 2008 election race against John McCain. While in office, he earned a Nobel Peace Prize, worked to limit climate change ...
Jones was born in Covington, Kentucky, on May 17, 1893, to an Irish father and African-American mother. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Little is known about his mother who left his life when Jones was a child. [ 9 ] His father, John Jones, was a railroad worker who struggled to raise him on his own.
Judy Woodford Reed (c. 1826 – c. 1905) [1] was an African-American woman alive during the 1880s, whose only records are a US patent and censuses. Reed, from Virginia, is considered the first African American woman to receive a US patent. Patent No. 305,474 for a "Dough Kneader and Roller" was granted September 23, 1884. The patent was for an ...
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