At first these white people breathed a sigh of relief.
At last, they
said, no more crime, drugs, violence and welfare. All of the blacks
have gone! Then suddenly, reality set in. The "NEW AMERICA"
is not
America at all-only a barren land.
1. There are very few crops that have flourished because the nation
was
built on a slave-supported system.
2. There are no cities with tall skyscrapers because Alexander
Miles, a
black man, invented the elevator, and without it, one finds great
difficulty reaching higher floors. http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-
Parser?patentnumber=371,207 patentnumber=371,207>
3. There are few if any cars because Richard Spikes, a black
man,
invented the automatic gearshift, http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-
Parser?patentnumber=1,889,814 Parser?patentnumber=1,889,814>
Joseph Gambol, also black, invented the Super Charge System
for
Internal Combustion Engines, and Garrett A. Morgan, a black
man,
invented the traffic signals.
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=1,475,024
4. Furthermore, one could not use the rapid transit system because
its
procurer was the electric trolley, which was invented by another black
man, Albert R. Robinson.
5. Even if there were streets on which cars and a rapid transit system
could operate, they were cluttered with paper because an African
American, Charles Brooks, invented the street sweeper.
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=556,711
6. There were few if any newspapers, magazines and books because John
Love invented the pencil sharpener, William Purvis invented
the
fountain pen, and Lee Barrage invented the Type Writing Machine
and W! .
A. Love invented the Advanced Printing Press. They were all,
you
guessed it, Black.
7. Even if Americans could write their letters, articles and books,
they would not have been transported by mail because William Barry
invented the Postmarking and Canceling Machine, William Purveys
invented the Hand Stamp and Philip Downing invented
the Letter Drop.
8. The lawns were brown and wilted because Joseph Smith invented
the
Lawn Sprinkler and John Burr the Lawn Mower.
9. When they entered their homes, they found them to be poorly
ventilated and poorly heated. You see, Frederick Jones invented
the
Air Conditioner
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=2,696,086
and Alice Parker the Heating Furnace
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=1,325,905
Their homes were also dim. But of course, Lewis Lattimer later
invented the Electric Lamp, Michael Harvey invented the lantern
and
Granville T. Woods invented the Automatic Cut-Off Switch. Their
homes
were also filthy because Thomas W. Steward invented the Mop
& Lloyd P.
Ray the Dust Pan.
10. Their children met them at the door-barefooted, shabby, motley
and
unkempt. But what could one expect? Jan E. Matzelinger invented
the
Shoe Lasting Machine, Walter Sammons invented the Comb, Sarah
Boone
invented the Ironing Board and George T. Samon invented the
Clothes
Dryer.
11. Finally, they were resigned to at least have dinner amidst all
of
this turmoil. But here again, the food had spoiled because another
Black Man, John Standard invented the refrigerator
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=455,891
Now, isn't that something? What would this country be
like without the
contributions of Blacks, as African-Americans? Martin Luther King,
Jr. said,
"By the time we leave for work, Americans have depended on the
inventions from the minds of Blacks."
