Black Inventors
Poet: Ken Jordan
Poem: Black Inventors
Edited by: Sparkle Jordan
written: August/2013
Black
Inventors
are
the forgotten,
There's
no mention
of them
in
America's
history
books -
And
school
goes on
as usual,
America,
is
not
telling the
truth -
Like
the lie
they
continue
to tell
about
Christopher
Columbus -
Did he
really
discover
America,
when
Native
Americans
were
already
here?
What
are you
afraid
of
America?
It's time to
re-write
the
history
books;
This time,
include
black
history,
and
all
that we
contributed,
to this
country -
Teach
the children
the truth -
America,
let them
know
that:
Dr. Charles Drew
(a black man)
Invented blood
plasma, the first
blood bank -
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
(a black man)
credited
for performing
the first Open
Heart surgery
on July 9, 1893
Benjamin Bannecker,
(a black man)
successfully
created
the first
clock
built in
America -
Lewis Latimer
(1848 - 1928)
a black man,
Invented an
important
part
of the
light bulb
the
carbon
filament -
And
when you
re-write
the history
book,
don't leave
out:
Elijah McCoy
(1843 - 1929)
a black man,
Invented
an oil dripping
cup
for trains -
George Washington
Carver,
(1860 - 1943)
a black man,
Developed
peanut butter,
and
400
plant products -
Garrett Morgan
(1877 - 1963)
a black man,
Invented the
gas mask,
and
the first
traffic signal
light -
Madam CJ Walker
(1867 - 1919)
a black woman,
Invented
a hair growing
lotion -
America,
You say
that you're
one nation
under
God,
with
liberty
and
justice
for all -
Re-write
the
history
book;
include
black
history -
Teach
the children
the
truth -
The whole
truth -
Copyright © Ken Jordan | Year Posted 2014
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