He was born in Glen Ross, Maryland, with little knowledge about his childhood. In the patent records, Blair is listed as a “colored man,” making this identification the only one of its kind in early patent records. HENRY BLAIR Seed-Planter Patented October 14, 1834 Born 1807–1860 Henry Blair was the only inventor to be identified …
https://hikinamichellinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Blackness-2.mp4 Born in Charleston, South Carolina on September 16, 1861, Benjamin was the oldest of five children, of Francis Benjamin and Eliza (Hopkins) Benjamin. At the age of 12, she attended the Girl’s High School and graduated in 1881. After graduating, she accepted the position to become the Second Assistant at the Stanton Institute, Jacksonville, …
Elijah McCoy was born Born free in Colchester, Ontario, Canada on May 2, 1844. He was educated in Scotland, and returned to the United States to pursue a career in his field of mechanical engineering Elijah McCoy Automatic Engine Lubricator U.S. Patent No. 129,843 Inducted in 2001 Born May 2, 1844 – Died Oct. 10, …
c. 1841 – July 17, 1935 https://hikinamichellinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Blackness-2.mp4 Cudjoe Kazoola Lewis (c. 1841 – July 17, 1935), around 1841 in West Africa, was born as Kossola or Oluale Kossola (Americans would later transcribe his given name as “Kazoola”), also known as Cudjo Lewis. He was the third to last adult survivor of the Atlantic slave trade between Africa and the United States. Together …
Many innovations and inventions of our African American people are integral to our society and world today and are truly historical impressive accomplishments on their own. Despite a strong racial bias and desire to erase our history, that continues to this day, these brilliant minds overcame longstanding disadvantages to benefit a country and system that …