THINGS WE SHOULD KNOW

 

Sarah Boone, a black woman, invented the ironing board

Jan D. Matzelinger, a black man, invented the shoe lasting machine

Walter Sammons, a black man, invented the comb

Lydia O. Newman, a black woman, invented the brush

Madam C. J. Walker, haircare inventions

Lloyd P. Ray, a black man, invented the dustpan

Thomas W. Stewart, a black man, invented the mop

George T Samon, a black man, invented the clothes dryer

John Love, a black man, invented the pencil sharpener

William Purvis, a black man, invented the typewriting machine

W.A. Lovette invented the advanced printing press

John Purr, a black man, invented the lawn mower

Richard Spikes, a black man, invented the automatic gear shift

Joseph Gammel invented the supercharge system for internal combustion engines

Garret A. Morgan, a black man, invented the traffic light

John Standard, a black man, invented the refrigerator

Alice Parker, a black female, invented the heating furnace

Frederick Jones, a black man, invented the air conditioner

Elbert R. Robinson, a black man, invented the electric trolley

Alexander Miles, a black man, invented the elevator

Philip Dowling, a black man, invented the letter drop mailbox

William Barry, a black man, invented the postmarking and canceling machine

Lewis Howard Latimer, a black man, invented the filament within the light bulb

Charles Drew, a black scientist, found a way to preserve and store blood, which led to his starting the world’s first blood bank

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, a black doctor, performed the first open-heart surgery.