African American Inventors

Mrs. Purnell’s 5^th Grade Class

What If?

The Ironing Board

Sarah Boone

Back In The Days

Shoe Lasting Machine

 Jan E. Matzelinger

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Hair Care Inventions

Madame C.J. Walker

Madame C.J. Walker

Dry Cleaning Process

Thomas L. Jennings

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Pencil Sharpener

John L.  Love

Typewriter

Lee Burridge

Lee Burridge

Automobile Gear Shift

Richard Spikes

The Next Inventor

Traffic Light

Garrett A. Morgan

Traffic Light Boys

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Air Conditioner

Frederick Jones

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Elevator

Alexander Miles

Elevator Boy

Light Bulb

Lewis Howard Latimer

Lewis Howard Latimer

First Blood Bank

Dr. Charles Drew

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First Open Heart Surgery

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams

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