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? asked in Arts & HumanitiesHistory · 5 years ago

Were the majority of American inventors black?

I just typed "american inventors" into google, my source of neutral, unbiased information and the list of people that showed up painted a very different picture than what I was taught in school.

Has my whole life been a lie?

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  • ?
    Lv 5
    5 years ago

    No, there are a lot of very famous even white american inventors.....but isn't it also awesome to learn there were quite a few black american inventors....

    isn't it also a shame that we don't just say american inventors, after all if you live here and are born here, it doesn't matter what your skin tone is, you are just American :D

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    No, the most inventors were not black because for centuries the blacks worked on the fields.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    No.... I'd imagine the majority are white since there's LOTS more white people - and white people have generally had the advantage of education.

    There's lots of lies concealed as "Amazing Truths"....... the human mind loves these counter-intuitive things. Like: 5 out of 6 auto accidents are caused by Sun Spots!!!!

    It isn't true, but it's fun to tell it.

  • 5 years ago

    Google and Wikipedia are not neutral sources of information.

    Maybe you want to go to the patent office and do a research.

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