4 of My favorite Black Historical People

* * * * * *Black History Month* * * * *

Did you Know that this is Black History Month? There are numerous Black Historical women and men that you probably were not aware of. I want to take the time to mention just a few of them.

Barack Hussein Obama

1. Marie Van Brittain Brown (1922-1999)

Did you know that the first home security system was invented by a Black nurse by the name of Marie Van Brittain Brown? Her original invention consisted of peepholes, a camera, monitors, and a two-way microphone. Finally was the alarm button when pressed would immediately contact the police. In addition her patent laid the groundwork for the closed-circuit television system used for surveillance.

2. Alexander Miles (1838-1918)

Although John W. Meaker patented the first automatic elevator door system, the elevators required the doors and the shaft to be manually opened and closed. Miles patented the electric-powered elevator doors on October 11, 1887 (U.S. Patent 371,207).I am so glad he did. I could not imagine having to open and close an elevator door manually every time I was on one. I recalled as a small child I was so afraid to ride the elevator. When the elevator would move downward it felt as though I was dropping into a pit. Miles was born near Circleville, Ohio. He married Candance J. Dunlap from New York City, New York in 1870. In 1884 Miles erected a three-story brownstone building in Duluth. It was shortly after that time that he developed his concept to improve the function of the elevator door.

3. Madam C.J. Walker (1867-1919)

Madam Walker was the first black woman millionaire in America who started a successful line of hair care products. After looking for treatment for hair loss, she developed her products and sold them to black women. Her business employed over three thousand workers, mainly door-to-door saleswomen.  She funded scholarships for women at Tuskegee Institute and donated large sums to the NAACP, the black YMCA, and dozens of black charities. How many other black inventors are you able to think of?

4. Barack Hussein Obama II (August 4, 1961)

He is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44^th President of the United States from 2009-2071. He inspired many voters young and old to make it to the polls to vote. Obama not only served one term as President, but two terms. Among many of his accomplishments he graduated from Harvard Law School, became a civil rights attorney, and represented the 13^th district for three terms in the Illinois Senate from 1997-2004. While he was President some of his accomplishments included the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), reduced nuclear weapons with the United States-Russia New START treaty, Advocate for gun control, and much more. Besides this  President Obama can sing. He has an awesome voice. Al Green does not have anything on him.  He is still living and his legacy with go down in History.  How many other great people can you think of?

Source:

 thinkgrowth.org 

Blackpast.org 

 History.com

En.Wikipedia.org.,Public Domain, President Barack Obama

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