More
Resources on African American Inventors •
African
American Inventors A to Z A to Z entries
for individual African American inventors - biography, major inventions,
and photos.
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African
American Inventors An extensive
list of African Americans inventors holding patents listed by name, patent
number, and date - hundreds of African American inventors listed, however,
without the biographical information of the listings above.
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Colors
of Innovation - Written For Students Many familiar
African American inventors are highlighted in this article along with a
background history on the struggles of black inventors.
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The
Origins of Black History Month What we now
call Black History Month was originated in 1926 by Carter Godwin Woodson
as Negro History Week.