Inventor and Entrepreneur Thomas L. Jennings became the first Black American to secure a patent in 1821 for his innovative dry-cleaning technique, dubbed “dry scouring.” With the profits from his lucrative invention, Jennings freed family members from enslavement and furthered the movement for abolition. These are five Black male inventors who followed the path blazed […]
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