Joseph Winters created the fire escape ladder. His version of the ladder was a wagon mounted contraption. He received a patent for it on May 7, 1878. Tweet
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Nathaniel Alexander invented the folding chair. He also designed the chair to include a book rest that was usable for the person sitting in the seat behind. He received a patent for his invention on July 7, 1911. Tweet
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The song “Young, Gifted, and Black” was written by Weldon Irvine in honor of playright Lorraine Hansberry. The song was originally recorded by Nina Simone. Cover versions were also recorded by Aretha Franklin and Donny Hathaway. Tweet
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Granville Woods created several inventions. More than 12 of his inventions improved the way electric railway cars function. He also created: a telegraph, a telephone, and a chicken egg incubator. Tweet
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In 1920, Andrew “Rube” Foster founded the first African-American baseball team. Tweet
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In 1784, Jean Baptiste Point Dusable built the first house on what is now known as Chicago. Tweet
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“Arthur McDuffie was a cool brother. He was the type of brother in the hood just living life and taking it easy. His only vice was motorcycles. Well, not a vice actually, but a brother flossing on top a Kawaski in the early eighties in Miami? It wasn’t something cops took kindly to. On December […]
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[SIDEBAR: I normally wouldn’t post such a graphic picture. However, it was Emmett Till’s mother’s wish for the world to see what racism and hate did to her son.] “When she learned of Emmett’s murder, Mamie Till demanded that her son’s body be returned to Chicago. She defied the explicit orders of the Mississippi authorities, […]
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“Among the Hamptons’ neighbors in Argo were Mamie Till and her son, Emmett. Mamie Till had come to Chicago from Mississippi a few years earlier. Emmett’s father also had found a job at Corn Products [where Fred Hampton’s father worked]. One of Iberia’s [Fred Hampton’s mother] first Chicago acquaintances was Fannie Wesley, Emmett Till’s regular […]
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