EPISODE · Sep 19, 2025 · 17 MIN
Meet Benjamin Montgomery: Brilliant & Resilient Inventor
from Karen Hunter Is Awesome! · host Women's Empowerment Network
In our final edition of the Patent Series, Shontavia Johnson sits down with Karen Hunter to discuss Benjamin Montgomery, a formerly enslaved inventor and landowner whose innovation—a special steamboat propeller for shallow waters—demonstrated the creative genius and resilience of Black inventors in 19th-century America. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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In our final edition of the Patent Series, Karen Hunter sits down with Shontavia Johnson to discuss Benjamin Montgomery, a formerly enslaved inventor and landowner whose innovation—a special steamboat propeller for shallow waters—demonstrated the creative genius and resilience of Black inventors in 19th-century America.
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