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AAASM Black History Research Project
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Carter G. Woodson
founded Black History
Month. Woodson
spent his life working
to educate all people
about the vast
contributions made by
Black men and women
throughout history.
Mr. Woodson died on
April 3, 1950 and Black
History Month is his
legacy
Only four Black
inventors have
been inducted
into the
National
Inventors Hall
of Fame in
Akron, Ohio.
The four black
inventors
inducted into
the National
Inventors Hall of
Fame are:
George
Washington
Carver - Inducted
in 1990
Percy Lavon
Julian - Inducted
in 1990
Mark Dean -
Inducted in 1997
James E. West -
Inducted in 1999
Marie Browns Invention The first video home security system
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