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Importance of Studying Black Inventors: Technology and invention are really important to study. When you study things like inventing, you learn how things work, about jobs you can do, and how adults make money. People of all ethnicities have invented things
that we use every day. Yet, when we talk about inventing things, we often
assume that only people of one ethnicity did the inventing. For example,
we hardly ever talk about neat things that black people have invented. No
matter who you are, it is always good to learn about people who are different
or who have done neat things, too. Importance of Studying Inventions and Innovations: Inventions are new things that people design and make in order to solve a problem or to sell to other people. Inventors often get patents. A patent is a right that means no one else can make your invention without your permission. Innovations on the other hand are things that you do to improve a thing that has already been invented. If you study inventions and innovations then you
may learn: Black Inventions and Inventors: The inventions listed are in alphabetical order. Students may arrange these inventions in chronological order to create a timeline. Stoplight - Garrett Morgan, 1923 Mop - Thomas Stewart, 1893 Smoke Stack - Landrow Bell, 1871 Fire Escape - Joseph Winters, 1878 Letter Box - Philip Downing, 1891 Dough Kneader - Judy Reed, 1884 Ironing Board - Sarah Boone, 1892 Electric Lamp - Lewis Latimer and Joseph Nichols, 1881 (Chandler/White, 1986) Download Documents Here Additional Resources for Elementary School Teachers:
The inventor's log, which could be downloaded at the link above, was developed based on the specific needs of one school. Download the Word version to change the log to suit your needs. Please feel free to save the drawings at the bottom of each inventor page. To get better quality drawings from the black inventor pages, right click on the pictures as seen below. Choose SAVE IMAGE AS. The picture below is only a picture. It is not a real menu, and it shows what happens when you right-click on a picture.
Then you can open the picture in another program like, Microsoft Photo Editor and make it larger and more easy to read. See below. This Web site is supervised, researched, maintained, originally written, and posted by Dr. Vincent Childress and his technology teacher education students at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Dr. Childress is an Associate Professor of Technology Education in the School of Technology at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. He has expertise in technology and how to teach technology. Return This Web site was edited and revised by Dr. Marshena McCoy Williams. Dr. McCoy Williams is an Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction in the School of Education at North Carolina A&T State University. Among Dr. McCoy Williams' qualifications, she is an expert in teaching reading and is an avid student and teacher of African American culture and history including inventors and inventions. Dr. McCoy Williams has made sure that the Web site is clearly written on the second and third grade level. Dr. Childress and his students are very grateful to her for her kind and authoritative contributions to the maintenance of this Web site. Her generosity and collaboration are greatly appreciated. Return North Carolina A&T State University is an 1890 Land Grant University, a historically black university. Visit Technology Education
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Reference:
Chandler/White Publishing Company, Inc. (1986). A Salute to Black Inventors.
Chicago: author. [A series of booklets on black inventors for elementary
school.] (312) 280-9451
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Last Update: 1-28-03