How This Brilliant Inventor Transformed Black Homes
Black History Year
PushBlack
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🗓️ 25 January 2023
⏱️ 3 minutes
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As a young inventor, he wanted to change the world – but as he got older, he realized that he could actually transform Black people’s lives closer to home. How did his curiosity and brilliance cause him to do both?
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| 0:00.0 | Whether your dog is in their puppy adult or senior years, there's nothing better than |
| 0:05.4 | more years together. |
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| 0:36.5 | As a young inventor, he wanted to change the world, but as he got older, he realized that |
| 0:41.5 | he could actually transform black people's lives closer to home. |
| 0:46.3 | How did his curiosity and brilliance cause him to do both? |
| 0:50.9 | This is two-minute black history, where you didn't learn in school. |
| 1:00.3 | The stench of tallow candles illuminated the air and fixed fires roared in underground |
| 1:06.3 | grates. |
| 1:07.7 | That was, until this inventor made urban areas beam bright. |
| 1:13.1 | While you might not know his name, his legacy proves to be even larger than we've |
| 1:19.1 | been taught. |
| 1:26.7 | Look into any light bulb and you'll see Lewis Lattermer's invention. |
| 1:31.6 | The filament, the most crucial part of electric light bulbs. |
| 1:37.1 | With it, he brought light to the masses, but it wasn't an easy road. |
| 1:43.0 | Contrary to the times, Lattermer didn't believe that black people learning trades would |
| 1:48.3 | end racism. |
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