African-American/Black inventions (phone, roller coaster, furniture, street)

[gsoboi]

Air Conditioning Unit Frederick M. Jones July 12, 1949

Almanac Benjamin Banneker Approx. 1791

Auto Cut-Off Switch Granville T. Woods January 1, 1839

Auto Fishing Devise G. Cook May 30, 1899

Automatic Gear Shift Richard Spikes February 28, 1932

Baby Buggy W. H. Richardson June 18, 1899

Bicycle Frame L.R. Johnson October 10, 1899

Biscuit Cutter A.P. Ashbourne November 30, 1875

Blood Plasma Bag Charles Drew Approx. 1945

Cellular Phone Henry T. Sampson July 6, 1971

Chamber Commode T. Elkins January 3, 1897

Clothes Dryer G.T. Sampson June 6, 1862

Curtain Rod S.R. Scratton November 30, 1889

Curtain Rod Support William S. Grant August 4, 1896

Door Stop O. Dorsey December 10, 1878

Dust Pan Lawrence P. Ray August 3, 1897

Egg Beater Willie Johnson February 5, 1884

Electric Lampbulb Lewis Latimer March 21, 1882

Elevator Alexander Miles October 11, 1867

Eye Protector P. Johnson November 2, 1880

Fire Escape Ladder J.W. Winters May 7, 1878

Folding Bed L.C. Bailey July 18, 1899

Folding Chair Brody & Surgwar June 11, 1889

Fountain Pen W.B. Purvis January 7, 1890

Furniture Caster O.A. Fisher 1878

Gas Mask Garrett Morgan October 13, 1914

Golf Tee T. Grant December 12, 1899

Guitar Robert F. Flemming, Jr. March 3, 1886

Hair Brush Lydia O. Newman November 15, 18--

Hand Stamp Walter B. Purvis February 27, 1883

Horse Shoe J. Ricks March 30, 1885

Ice Cream Scooper A.L. Cralle February 2, 1897

Improv. Sugar Making Norbet Rillieux December 10, 1846

Insect-Destroyer Gun A.C. Richard February 28, 1899

Ironing Board Sarah Boone December 30, 1887

Key Chain F.J. Loudin January 9, 1894

Lantern Michael c. Harvey August 19, 1884

Lawn Mower L.A. Burr May 19, 1889

Lemon Squeezer J. Thomas White December 8, 1893

Lock W.A. Martin July 23, 18--

Lubricating Cup Ellijah McCoy November 15, 1895

Lunch Pail James Robinson 1887

Mail Box Paul L. Downing October 27, 1891

Mop Thomas W. Stewart June 11, 1893

Motor Federick M. Jones June 27, 1939

Peanut Butter George Washington Carver 1896

Pencil Sharpener J.L. Love November 23, 1897

Record Player Arm Joseph Hunger Dickenson January 8, 1819

Refrigerator J. Standard June 14, 1891

Riding Saddles W.D., Davis Ocotber 6, 1895

Rolling Pin John W. Reed 1864

Shampoo Headrest C.O. Bailiff October 11, 1898

Spark Plug Edmond Berger February 2, 1839

Stethoscope Imhotep Ancient Egypt

Stove T.A. Carrington July 25, 1876

Straightening Comb Madam C.J. Walker Approx. 1905

Street Sweeper Charles B. Brooks March 17, 1890

Phone Transmitter Granville T. Woods December 2, 1884

Thermostat Control Frederick M. Jones February 23, 1960

Traffic Light Garrett Morgan November 20, 1923

Tricycle M.A. Cherry May 6, 1886

Typewriter Burridge & Marshman April 7, 1885

other African-American inventions:

-Potato Chips
-Super Soaker Lonnie Johnson
-Printing Press W.A. Lavallette
-Pressure Cooker Maurice W. Lee
-Fire Extinguisher Tom J. Marshal
-Elevator Alexander Miles
-Airship J.F.Pickering
-Lawn Sprinkler J.W. Smith
-Automatic Gearshift R.B. Spikes
-Helicopter Paul E. Williams
-Telephone Transmitter Granville T. Woods
-Electric Cutoff Switch Granville T. Woods
-Telephone System Granville T. Wood
-Electric Raillway System Granville T. Woods
-Roller Coaster Granville T. Woods
-Home Security System Marie Brown
-Golf Tee George F. Gran
-Motor J. Gregory
-Clothes Dryer G.T. Sampson
-Typewriter Burridge & Marshman
-Radiation Detector Geo. Carruthers

[Rcm58]

Wow those were some very inventive people, they should do more on this on the history channel.

[GloryB]

History seems riddled with inaccuracies.
I watched a documentary the other night on another subject knowing good and well that wasn't the way what they were talking about really happened.