This book documents a number of the inventions, patents and labor saving devices conceived by black inventors. Africans, before the period of their enslavement, developed: agricultural tools, building materials, medicinal herbs, cloth and weapons, among many other inventions. Though millions of black people were brought to Canada, the Caribbean, Central and South America and the United States in chains and under the yoke of slavery, it is relatively unknown that thousands of Africans and their descendants developed numerous labor saving devices and inventions that spawned companies which generated money and jobs, worldwide.

         The focus of this book is to introduce readers to the facts, that inventions created by black people, both past and present, were developed and patented on a global scale. This also means that there are inventors in every civilization whose ideas have been turned into inventions. In the past the focus has been on American and European inventors. Today, the new giants in the patenting process are Brazil, China, India, Japan, Nigeria, South Africa and South Korea.

        This is one of the first books that address the diversity of black inventors and their inventions from a global perspective. The material available in this book is an introduction to the world of black inventors. It gives the reader, researcher, librarian, student, and teacher materials they needed to effectively understand that the Black inventor is not only a national phenomenon, but also a global giant.

         Black Inventors, Crafting Over 200 Years of Success identifies black inventors from five continents, over seventy countries, including almost all fifty states in the United States. Citing a number of black inventors from 1769 - 2007, this book is one of the most comprehensive works on black Inventors since Henry E. Baker's research on Black inventors in the early 20th century. 

We are now listed with the following library systems:

Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, China, Fiji, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Jamaica, Netherlands, Panama, Scotland, South Africa, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States including the U.S. Virgin Islands, Wales.

You can find this book in:

-   8 out of 10 top public libraries in Canada's largest cities,
- 25 out of 50 top college libraries in Canada and the United States,
-   8 out of 10 top libraries in South Africa,
- 20 out of 30 top public libraries in the United States.
-   5 out of 10 of the world's largest libraries.

- For a partial listing of public libraries, organizations, schools, and universities that have added this ground breaking book to their collection visit the next page.

    Our publication was selected by the NCTE to be a part of the 2012 African American Read-In. 

       This book was cited by the Arundel County Public School Science committee with  the following comment on the evaluation form:  “could be used as real world examples in class or for student research".

You can find our publication in the following libraries, research centers and other locations (*) :
Amistad Research Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana,
Anchorage School District, Anchorage, Alaska,
Belize National Service & Information, Belize,
Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec, Canada,
Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts,
The British Library, London, United Kingdom,
Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives, Brooklyn, New York,
Canada Intellectual Property Organization, Library and Knowledge Center, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada,
Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation, Ottawa, Canada,
The Caribbean Association of Canada, Oakville, Ontario, Canada,
CARICOM - Documentation Centre, Georgetown, Guyana,
Cherry Creek School District, Centinnal, Colorado,
Chicago Public Library, Chicago, Illinois, 
Department of Archives, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies,
Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Division of Libraries, Archives and Museums, St. Croix,
Virgin Islands,
Department of Science and Technology in South Africa. Pretoria, South Africa,
Detroit Public Library, Detroit, Michigan,
Greater Harrisburg Area Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
Greater New Haven African American Historical Society, New Haven Connecticut,
Hawaii Library State Public System, Honolulu, Hawaii,
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China,
John Henrik Clarke Africana Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Libraries, Ghana,
Library and Archives, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada,
Library of Congress, Washington, District of Columbia, 
Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, California,
Reseau des bibliothèques de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
Mississippi Library Commision, Jackson, Mississippi,  
Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Washington, District of Columbia,
The National Institute of Higher Education, Research,  Science & Technology, Trinidad & Tobago,
The National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia,
The National Library of Bermuda, Hamilton, Bermuda,
National Library of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica,
National Library & Information System Authority of Trinidad & Tobago,Port of Spain,Trinidad & Tobago.
The National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom,
The National Library of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa,
National Library of Guinea - Bibliotheque Nationale de Guinea, Conkary, Guinea,
National Library of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica,
National Museums of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom,
National Science Teachers Association, Arlington, Virginia,
National Taiwan University, Library, Taipei, Taiwan,
New England Historic Genealogical Society, Library,  Boston, MA.,
New Orleans Public Library, New Orleans, Louisiana,
Ohioana Library Association, Columbus, Ohio,
Oklahoma Department Libraries, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
Reaeau des Bibilotheques de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
Saskatchewan and Library Services Consortium, Saskatchewan, Canada,
Saskatchewan African Heritage Museum, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada,
San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, California,
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York, New York,
Scientific Research Council, Kingston, Jamaica,
Smithsonian Libraries, Washington, District of Columbia,
Society of Friends of the Afro-Antillean Museum of Panama,
Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee,
The State Library of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
The State Library of New York, Albany, New York,
The State Library of North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina,
University of the South Pacific Library, Suva, Fiji,
University of Groningen Library, Groningen, Netherlands,
University of West Indies Cave Hill Campus, Bridgetown, Barbados

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