Moment in Black History
Posted by
iM Jus OC
on Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Thomas L. Jennings was the FIRST African-American to receive a patent in 1821. It was for a dry-cleaning process in 1821. He used the money earned from the patent to purchase relatives out of slavery and support abolitionist causes!
Talk about putting your money to good use!
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