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The Black History Behind Your Daily Kitchen Life

Samantha Wachs
Published February 20, 2018

Just dropping a few reminders of black innovations that still benefit our lives daily. Take a look!

The Mop

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Thomas W. Stewart improved the mop so that we would no longer have to use our hands to wring it out. Can you imagine that fresh manicure touching dirty water? That is beyond gross. Thank you, Thomas!

Electric Lamp & Carbon Filament

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In addition to Edison’s invention of the light bulb, Lewis Latimer invented carbon filament which allows a lightbulb to last longer and become more cost-efficient. He also invented the electric lamp, making our future much brighter.

Ice Cream Scoop

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What’s the scoop? Alfred L. Cralle had it by resolving a sticky situation and inventing the ice cream scoop.

Refridgerator

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There is absolutely no way we would survive day today without a refrigerator that keeps food cool. This luxury we have is due to John Standard, who improved the cooling systems on refrigerators.

Dustpan

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Because of the innovative Lloyd P. Ray, we no longer have to get eye to eye with dust and other types of unsanitary waste. He invented the tall version of a dustpan.

Read more: “3 Fascinating Black Inventions That We Can’t Eat Without”

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