Although it is not the case now, black and white people had been in quite different communities from geographical and sociopolitical and financial points of view for a long time in the past. Their needs were different on account of their different geographical locations, ethnicities, sociopolitical ...
born into slavery in 1850,goode was the secondof seven children. she was freed at the end of the civil war, and went on to become one of the first african-americans to be awarded a patent. it was in chicago where sarah met her husband, archibald goode, a carpenter, and stair builder...
Extensions for older students:Have students research additional inventions developed by African Americans from Fourteen Famous African American Inventors Black Inventors A to Z Have students use print or online sources to learn background information about some of the inventors on those Web pages. Assess...
Believe it or not, black holes were once thought to emit radio signals. Australian scientist John O'Sullivan was determined to find these signals in space. But he never did. Instead, he came across another discovery that many of us use every day: Wi-Fi!
The Defender how the legendary black newspaper changed America : : from the age of the Pullman Porters to the age of Obama Profiles Afro-American inventors. Major inventions by Afro-Americans; Comment by Patricia Sluby, patent examiner with the US Patent and Trademark Office i... E Michaeli ...
hair loss due to a scalp infection. Most Americans during this time did not have access to indoor plumbing, and most Black women could only wash their hair once a month. Eventually, a combination of pollution, bacteria, and lice left Sarah, and many other Black women, experiencing baldness....
Black folks have a legacy of being great when it comes to sports and entertainment. But for some reason, we never hear much about African Americans contributions when it comes to inventions that changed the world. But all that is changing: ...
No one knows for certain why, but the soldiers of the all-Black 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments were dubbed “buffalo soldiers” by the Native Americans they encountered. One theory claims the nickname arose because the soldiers’ dark, curly hair resembled the fur of a buffalo. Another assump...
Carver developed hundreds of products from peanuts, sweet potatoes, pecans, and soybeans; his discoveries greatly improved the agricultural output and the health of Southern farmers. Before this, the only main crop in the South was cotton. The products that Carver invented included a rubber ...
27. Conditioner for black hair Born Sarah Breedlove, Madam C. J. Walker was one of a few Black ladies who knew hair. It was during the 1890s that Walker started to suffer from a scalp condition that made her lose most of her gorgeous long hair. After she sought advice from other...