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Walker became the first female africanamerican millionaire by inventing a line of cosmetics and hair products aimed at black consumers in the first decades of the 20th century. Below is the list of some of the most important inventors and their inventions that made great impact on humanity and the way we live, even today. African american rights activist during the early 20th century. Overall, the book shatters the ongoing myths about africa whose history is limited to its continents colonial past, and about africans who. African american inventors george washington murray was a teacher, farmer and u. The 19th century gave us many prominent people that thoroughly changed the world. Feb, 2014 a video presentation about famous black men and women inventors of the 20th and the 21st century. Read biographies of the famous black inventors who helped to shape the face of 20th century innovation.
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Jennings is the first african american patent holder in the united states. A video presentation about famous black men and women inventors of the 20th and the 21st century. List of known africanamerican inventors 18451980 page 1 of 10 the following pages represent a unique and rare collection of africanamerican inventors and their inventions dating from 18451980. Africanamerican inventors i national geographic society.
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