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10 Things That Wouldn’t Exist Without African-American Inventors

From traffic lights to elevators and ironing boards, here are 10 things we wouldn’t have today were it not for these African-American inventors.

Alexander Miles

Here are some of the brilliant African-American men and women who changed the world with their inventions. Many of the things that make our lives easy and convenient today were first created by these forward-thinking Black inventors. From traffic lights to elevators and feeding tubes, here are 10 things we wouldn’t have today were it not for these African-American inventors.

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