Postive and mature answers only. FYI, Slaves were prohibited from receiving patents on their inventions.
Lewis Latimer (1848–1928) invented an important part of the light bulb — the carbon filament.
Fast Fact: Latimer worked in the laboratories of both Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell
2007-02-21 01:39:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
I think Mahogany said positive and mature reply only. I think she mention about slavery because many slaves and free blacks invented things but never got the credit for it. There is so much racism against blacks on this site. Good question Mahogany. Keep your head up.
African American Inventors ~ Remembering our history.
Lonnie G. Johnson (1949–) invented the world-famous watergun, the Supersoaker.
Fast Fact: Johnson's company just came out with a new Nerf ball toy gun.
Garrett Morgan (1877–1963) invented the gas mask.
Fast Fact: Morgan also invented the first traffic signal
2007-02-21 02:24:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Carver
2007-02-21 01:46:53 · answer #2 · answered by shorty 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
George Washington Carver. He had three patents.
2007-02-21 01:57:41 · answer #3 · answered by Robin W 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Martin Luther King- for his help in EQUALITY for actually everyone and encouraging Hillary Clinton to proceed his msg. Maya Angelou - for her suggestion writing and help of Hillary Clinton with her poem that shows that race does no longer restrict one's idea in who stands out as the acceptable democratic candidate. Harold Ford Jr- Tn Congressman that had a wide democratic following and message. regrettably he lost the finest Senate election yet he nevertheless conjures up many TN democratic voters.
2016-12-04 11:12:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
George Washington Carver- invented peanut butter-what would we do without peanut butter
2007-02-21 01:48:51 · answer #5 · answered by Bill I 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋