• Question: What are the most useful things invented by black people?

    Asked by anon-1985 on 23 Oct 2022.
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      Olaudah Equiano answered on 23 Oct 2022:


      If you have access to a computer why not have some fun by searching for ‘black inventors’? You may be surprised by what you find! I’m going to suggest Garrett Morgan who invented the sort of three light traffic lights that we use today. But there are lots of others to choose from.

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      Anthony O'Connor answered on 24 Oct 2022:


      Have you checked out https://www.history.com/news/8-black-inventors-african-american and there are many more ? Which do you think are the most useful?

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