Henry Blair's inventions increased farming efficiency and he still never got his 40 acres & a mule! 

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Thomas W. Stewart decided that people shouldn't have to touch a dirty mop head so he added a clamp that is used to wring out the mop for us. He also made the mop head removeable so it can be washed or thrown away and replaced with a new one. Thanks Mr. Stewart!

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Celebrating #SharaeMoore founder of SHE Trucking,LLC, a #Black #female #owned #trucking #business!

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Are you riding your bike this 3-day weekend? Let's thank #IsaacRJohnson!

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If you #Love a good 'ole sharpened #2 pencil you owe it to #JohnLeeLove!

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Any bakers out there? If you use a mixing machine for your dough you owe it to Judy Woodford Reed.

Judy Woodford Reed is credited as being the 1st African American female to receive a U.S. patent. Reed received Patent No. 305,474 for a "Dough Kneader and Roller" granted September 23, 1884.

If you've never lost individual keys it is probably because of Fisk Jubilee Singer & inventor Frederick Loudin.

Granville T. Woods, known as "The Black Edison", was the first African American mechanical and electrical engineer after the Civil War. Being self-taught, he held almost 60 U.S. patents. Alexander Graham Bell & Thomas Edison actually purchased 'their' widely known inventions from Granville.

Unfortunately, Granville died penniless when he should have been richly revered as the backbone of technology. He spent all of his money on court cases for his inventions. Granville developed a deep anger towards his circumstances and the people who tried to keep him down. They broke his spirit. I salute you & thank you Granville T. Woods! #BlackHistory