10 Things The World Can Thank Black Inventors For

Sophie Brams, Staff Writer

Sometimes we take the things we use in our daily lives for granted. Here are a few things the world wouldn’t have if not for black inventors:

1. Ironing board

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Our clothes would always be wrinkled without the item patented by Sarah Boone. 

2. Super soaker

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Lonnie G. Johnson made summers a lot more fun with this invention. 

3. Refrigerator

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Thanks to John Standard, we can all keep our leftovers.

4. Traffic lights  

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5. And gas masks 

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Garrett Morgan patented both of these things. 

6. Potato chips

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We can thank George Crum for this one. 

7. Peanut butter

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George Washington Carver created this delicious snack.

8. Pacemaker 

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Otis Boykin is responsible for saving hearts all over the world.

9. Mailbox

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Without Philip B. Downing’s invention, there’d be no way to keep your mail safe.

10. Elevator doors

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Alexander Miles kept us all from falling out of elevators.

So many things just simply wouldn’t exist.