What have Black people given to White people?

Answer 1

Are you crazy???!! I think that your trying to imply that Black people haven't contributed to the world. When in reality, every race has given to society. First of all it was Imhotep and other Africans that helped people to understand science, medicine, law, engineering, etc-- philosophers came to Africa and Asia to learn in the past- Not to Europe, Also black people built this country with free labor, and built up our economy from the start. Black people have giving many things as far as culture and art goes. Most forms of music have roots in African culture... Black people created or Helped invent Hundreds maybe thousands of useful and popular things such as: the traffic light, guitar, gas burner,doorknob, peanut butter, fire extinguisher, roller coaster, Space Shuttle Retrieval Arm, Remote Controllers, the mop -- I mean there are thousands- too many to name.... Also there are many African man made structures in Egypt and the rest of Africa that many white people are fascinated with.-- Africans created the calendar in 10,000 B.C. -- The FIRST WORLD western university was the University of Jenne of Timbuktu-- AND that stuff is only a very very very small fraction of what black people gave society (not gave to white people), plus Black people are constantly contributing to society today.....

Answer 2

A very humorous and revealing story is told about a group of white people
who were fed up with African Americans, so they joined together and wished
themselves away.

They passed through a deep dark tunnel and emerged in sort of a twilight
zone where there is an America without black people.

At first these white people breathed a sigh of relief.

At last, they said, No more crime, drugs, violence and welfare.

All of the blacks have gone! Then suddenly, reality set in. The "NEW
AMERICA" is not America at all-only a barren land.

1. There are very few crops that have flourished because
the nation was built on a slave-supported system.

2. There are no cities with tall skyscrapers because Alexander Mils,
a black man, invented the elevator, and without it, one finds great
difficulty reaching higher floors.

3. There are few if any cars because Richard Spikes, a black man,
invented the automatic gearshift, Joseph Gambol, also black, invented
the Super Charge System for Internal Combustion Engines, and Garrett
A. Morgan, a black man, invented the traffic signals.

4. Furthermore, one could not use the rapid transit system because
its procurer was the electric trolley, which was invented by another
black man, Albert R. Robinson.

5. Even if there were streets on which cars and a rapid transit system
could operate, they were cluttered with paper because an African
American, Charles Brooks, invented the street sweeper.

6. There were few if any newspapers, magazines and books because
John Love invented the pencil sharpener, William Purveys invented
the fountain pen, and Lee Barrage invented the Type Writing Machine
and W. A. Love invented the Advanced Printing Press. They were all,
you guessed it, Black.

7. Even if Americans could write their letters, articles and books, they
would not have been transported by mail because William Barry invented
the Postmarking and Canceling Machine, William Purveys invented the
Hand Stamp and Philip Downing invented the Letter Drop.

8. The lawns were brown and wilted because Joseph Smith invented the
Lawn Sprinkler and John Burr the Lawn Mower.

9. When they entered their homes, they found them to be poorly ventilated
and poorly heated. You see, Frederick Jones invented the Air Conditioner
and Alice Parker the Heating Furnace. Their homes were also dim. But of
course, Lewis Lattimer later invented the Electric Lamp, Michael Harvey
invented the lantern and Granville T. Woods invented the Automatic Cut
off Switch.

Their homes were also filthy because Thomas W. Steward invented the
Mop & Lloyd P. Ray the Dust Pan.

10. Their children met them at the door-barefooted, shabby, motley and
unkempt. But what could one expect? Jan E. Matzelinger invented the
Shoe Lasting Machine, Walter Sammons! invented the Comb, Sarah
Boone invented the Ironing Board and George T. Samon invented the
Clothes Dryer.

11. Finally, they were resigned to at least have dinner amidst all of this
turmoil. But here again, the food had spoiled because another Black Man,
John Standard invented the refrigerator.

Now, isn't that something? What would this country be like without the
contributions of Blacks, as African-Americans?

Martin Luther King, Jr. said, "by the time we leave for work, Americans
have depended on the inventions from the minds of Blacks."

Black history includes more than just slavery, Frederick Douglass,
Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Marcus

Answer 3

Where Would We Be Without Black People?
(Author Unknown - this was found online - no copyright is known at present)

This is a story of a little boy named Theo who woke up one morning and asked his mother, "Mom, what if there were no Black people in the world?"

Well his mother thought about that for a moment, and then said, "Son, follow me around today and lets just see what it would be like if there were no Black people in the world. Now go get dressed and we will get started.

Theo ran to his room to put on his clothes and shoes. His mother took one look at him and said, "Theo, where are your shoes? Son, I must iron your clothes. Why are they so wrinkled?

When she reached for the ironing board it was no longer there. You see, Sarah Boone, a black woman, invented the ironing board and Jan E. Matzelinger, a black man, invented the shoe lasting machine.

"Oh well," she said, "please go and do something to your hair." Theo ran in his room to comb his hair, but the comb was not there. "

You see, Walter Sammons, a black man, invented the comb.

Theo decided to just brush his hair, but the brush was gone. Lydia O. Newman, a black female, invented the brush.

Well, this was a sight. Theo had no shoes, wrinkled clothes, his hair was a mess, even Mom's hair was a mess, without the hair care inventions of Madam C. J. Walker! Well, you get the picture.

Mom told Theo, "Let's do our chores around the house, and then take a trip to the grocery store."

Theo's job was to sweep the floor. He swept and swept and swept. When he reached for the dustpan, it was not there. You see, Lloyd P. Ray, a black man, invented the dustpan.

So he swept his pile of dirt over in the corner and left it there. He then decided to mop the floor, but the mop was gone. You see, Thomas W. Stewart, a black man, invented the mop.

Theo yelled to his Mom, "Mom, I'm not having any luck.

"Well son," she said, "let me finish washing these clothes and we will prepare a list for the grocery store."

When the wash finished, she went to place the clothes in the dryer but it was not there. You see, George T. Sampson, a black man, invented the clothes dryer.

Mom asked Theo to go get a pencil and some paper to prepare their list for the market. So Theo ran for the paper and pencil but noticed the pencil lead was broken. Well, he was out of luck because John Love, a black man, invented the pencil sharpener.

Mom reached for a pen, but it was not there because William Purvis, black man, invented the fountain pen. As a matter of fact, Lee Burridge invented the typewriting machine, and W. A. Lovette the advanced printing press.

Theo and his mother decided to head out to the market. Well, when Theo opened the door he noticed the grass was as high as he was tall. You see, the lawn mower was invented by John Burr, a black man.

They made their way over to the car, and found that it just wouldn't go. You see, Richard Spikes, a black man, invented the automatic gearshift and Joseph Gammel invented the supercharge system for internal combustion engines.

They noticed that the few cars that were moving were running into each other and having wrecks because there were no traffic signals. You see, Garrett A. Morgan, a black man invented the traffic light.

Well, it was getting late, so they walked to the market, got their groceries and returned home. Just when they were about to put away the milk, eggs and butter, they noticed the refrigerator was gone. You see John Standard, a black man, invented the refrigerator. So they just left the food on the counter.

By this time, Theo noticed he was getting mighty cold. Mom went to turn up the heat; however, Alice Parker, a black female, invented the heating furnace so they didn't have heat. Even in the summer time they would have been out of luck because Frederick Jones, a black man, invented the air conditioner.

It was almost time for Theo's father to arrive home. He usually took the bus. But there was no bus, because its precursor was the electric trolley, invented by another black man, Elbert R. Robinson.

He usually took the elevator from his office on the 20th floor, but there was no elevator because Alexander Miles, a black man, invented the elevator.

He also usually dropped off the office mail at a near by mailbox, but it was no longer there because Philip Downing, a black man, invented the letter drop mailbox and William Barry invented the postmarking and canceling machine.

Theo and his mother sat at the kitchen table with their head in their hands. When the father arrived he asked, "Why are you sitting in the dark?" Why? Because Lewis Howard Latimer, a black man, invented the filament within the light bulb.

Theo quickly learned what it would be like if there were no black people in the world. Not to mention if he were ever sick and needed blood. Charles Drew, a black scientist, found a way to preserve and store blood, which led to his starting the world's first blood bank.

And what if a family member had to have heart surgery. This would not have been possible without Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, a black doctor, who performed the first open heart surgery.

So you don't have to wonder, like Theo, where would we be without Black people in the world. It's pretty plain to see. It would be very bad!

*This is not an original story, but one that certainly illustrates the story of the influence of black history very well!

Answer 4

What? Oh, sure. Yeah, all they've given us is the WHOLE BACKBONE of the American economy until the outlawing of slavery. They carried out essentially all the farm work in the South at least until the 1860s ... and they probably still do, except now white farm and business owners tell them (but don't treat them like) we're all equal and generously offer them small unliveable wages.

In the meantime, they were enslaved in their own countries by France and Belgium to mine gold and tend rubber plants. Pretty neat, huh?

Answer 5

Traffic lights, jazz, drums, words barrowed from African languages, diamonds, animals for research treatments, corn, maize, pineapples from tropical islands, .... the list goes on and on.

I am not making them up, research it yourself.

Answer 6

WHAT HAVE WHITE PEOPLE GIVEN TO BLACK PEOPLE?

Answer 7

you don't deserve **** for us to give you, but to answer your question: A Challenge and Money, cause you'll hating, conniving asses made a profit off of us - you'll are just like Roaches, always sneaking up on something and helping yourselves to something rather people want you to or not!

Answer 8

The real McCoy!

Answer 9

ahem...they came from black people....in Africa..
Learn the history of civilization sweetie.

Answer 10

breakdancing!

hey, you can't go wrong with breakdancing. remember them spinning on their jerry curls in the 80's? you would see a "wet" spot when they got off the cardboard.