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EPISODE · Jun 30, 2022 · 18 MIN

Thomas Jennings, the first Black man to receive a U.S. patent. Also, this episode features his daughter, Elizabeth who was the first Black woman to he...

from Once Upon A Time In Black History · host Tamara Shiloh

Thomas Jennings was the first Black man to receive a U.S. patent. He was a skilled tailor and eventually he discovered a unique way to dry clean clothes. It's the system we still use today. Also, his daughter, Elizabeth was a trailblazer in her own right as the Black woman who helped desegregate the trolley car system in NY.

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