by gaiusx | Nov 26, 2012 | Inventors, Male Inventors, Others
Robert Pelham An African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She founded a hair and beauty supply company aimed at Black consumers and was heralded by the the Guinness Book of World Records as the first female self-made... 
by gaiusx | Nov 26, 2012 | Inventors, Male Inventors, Others
John Parker Created a Screw for a Tobacco Press Entrepreneur John P. Parker was born in 1827 in Norfolk, Virginia. His father was white and his mother was a black slave. John was sold to a slave agent in 1835 and then sold to a slave caravan which took him to Mobile,... 
by gaiusx | Nov 26, 2012 | Inventors, Male Inventors, Others
George Murray Created a Cotton-chopping Device George Murray was, without a doubt, one of the most remarkable citizens of his time. A teacher, farmer, land developer and federal customs inspector, the former slave would go on to become a United States Congressman and... 
by gaiusx | Nov 26, 2012 | Inventors, Male Inventors, Others
Benjamin Montgomery Developed a Special Steamboat Propeller. From Slave to Inventor Benjamin Montgomery was born into slavery in 1819 in Loudon County, Virginia. He was sold to Joseph E. Davis, a Mississippi planter. Davis was the older brother of Jefferson Davis who... 
by gaiusx | Nov 26, 2012 | Inventors, Male Inventors, Others
Thomas Mensah Pioneered the Field of Fiber Optics Thomas Mensah was born in Kumasi, Ghana in 1950. His father, J.K. Mensah, was a businessman who shipped cocoa products to chocolate manufacturers in France. Thomas was an exceptionally bright child, learning to read... 
by gaiusx | Nov 26, 2012 | Inventors, Male Inventors, NonPhotos
David McCree Created a Portable Home Fire Escape. Daniel McCree recognized the safety benefits enjoyed by hotels, apartment buildings and office buildings and decided to extend that safety to homeowners. Basing his model on fire escapes being used by bigger buildings,...
