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African American have been the victims of oppression, discrimination and persecution throughout American history, with an impact on African-American innovation according to a 2014 study by economist Lisa D. Cook, which linked violence towards African Americans and lack of legal protections over the period from 1870 to 1940 with lowered innovation. [1]
From Dreams To Reality: A Tribute to Minority Inventors is a 1986 documentary featuring African-American actor, writer and director Ossie Davis. [1] It features several notable African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Latinos who have made significant contributions to science, technology, and medicine. [2]
His achievements were publicized by Black leaders as a means to counteract racist stereotypes and inspire the Black community. [11] In the early 20th century, Garrett A. Morgan, who invented the gas mask and traffic signal, faced racial prejudice in the marketplace. To avoid discrimination, he hired white actors to demonstrate his inventions at ...
Black History Month is simply too ingrained now to cancel, Miletsky said. “And even if you write an executive order, you can't cancel the Black inventions, the patents ‒ the 1000s of patents ...
Invention of a system and method for portable nondestructive examination with realtime three-dimensional tomography. Robert Rashford co-created the world's first portable 3D non-destructive evaluation (NDE) system. The NDE system detects flaws in materials used to construct aircraft, spacecraft, and industrial pipelines without the need for ...
Andrew Jackson Beard (March 29, 1849 – May 10, 1921) was an African American inventor, who introduced five improvements to the automatic railroad car coupler in 1897 and 1899, and was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in Akron, Ohio in 2006 for this achievement.
Educational opportunities were limited, particularly in the south. In 1933, in the southern United States, just 54% of white students and only 18% of black students went on to attend high school. Segregated black high schools and colleges in the south had limited resources and were able to offer few opportunities for scientific training.
Eglin said, "You know I am Black and if it was known that a negro woman patented the invention, white ladies would not buy the wringer. I was afraid to be known because of my color in having it introduced to the market that is the only reason."” [ 1 ] Eglin's knowledge that racial bias would prevent the clothes-wringer's success caused her to ...