If you are not African Americans, it is likely that you may not know about the role African Americans played in shaping this country. Yes, you are aware of the fact that long ago, slavery existed in this country, and perhaps you've heard the end of Martin Luther King, Jr., but your knowledge to stop right there? If so, I humbly suggest to you that you have been cheated! Inventions and medicine, war and hard work have on the black market is an integral part of the building was the UnitedUnited States of America.
Tell me I'm the sugar in his coffee this morning? How about starting out on your cereal? Thanks Norbert Rillieux came with the technique for changing from sugar cane juice into white sugar crystals.
If the last time you were driving was to avoid the traffic chaos. Well, Garrett Morgan developed the first automatic traffic signal. Imagine a life without this invention! It is not a pleasant thought.
Frederick McKinley Jones invented the firstautomatic cooling system for trucks over long distances. Remember that the next time a truck rolled on Interstate seen Tyson chicken. My favorite is the Velvet Ice Cream Truck with pictures of different taste delicious balls on the side!
For eight years I lived in Washington, DC They have never visited the capital of our country, make it a point to do so, and while you're there to watch the White House and the Capitol. Yes, those were built by slaves,employees worked side by side.
Eleven years ago, scientists have invented the Super Soaker Lonnie G. Johnson water pistol. My children (and probably yours, too) love these things in the hot summer days! Who says you can not promote innovations for the fun and excitement? If you are not happy here?
Oh, and back up the revolutionary period in America, Crispus Attacks, runaway slaves, was the first man to die for the cause of freedom in the Boston Massacre. Well, I admit that this has a specialPlace in my memory, I was the fifth of March, the day on this historic event was only 240 years old, born after the fact!
Most of the contributions of black people (and I've just scratched the surface), have not ruled out from the books of American history. However, in high-tech world of today there is little excuse used to enrich the knowledge of this very interesting topic.
Go ahead. Discover the past and present. You owe it to yourself, your children, andYour town.
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