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George Washington Murray was a farmer, teacher, inventor and U.S. congressman who earned nine U.S. patents—eight of them for agricultural machinery in 1894.
His inventions helped farmers plant, fertilize, harvest and distribute crops more efficiently.
That same year, Murray read a list of 92 inventions patented by African Americans into the Congressional Record. Compiled by patent examiner Henry E. Baker, the list became an important record of Black innovation.
Murray’s name was on it, too!
Sources: USPTO, National Inventors Hall of Fame and Library of Congress
Credits: USPTO,🎵Handsomely Rich Kings- I Love Life
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