By Dow Burton
(718) 447 2027
The generator, the refrigerator,
Lubricators and the elevator
The Black man is a great creator
From the minds of Blacks
Came bed racks
Signals for train tracks
And the smoke stack
The egg beater
The home heater
Ice cream so life would be sweeter
A cure for small pox
The U.S. mail box
The Black mind is as strong as an ox
The hand stamp the electric lamp
When it comes to inventing
Blacks are champs
The clothes drier
The extinguisher for the fire
Peanut butter
The biscuit cutter
The lunchpail, the portable scale
The harpoon for the whale
The key ring
Looks like Blacks invented everything!
Blacks are able
This is not a fable
We even invented the kitchen table
The auto fishing reel
The envelope seal
The train alarm
To keep us from harm
Motors for cars
Guitars for rock stars
The rocket catapult
So we can reach Mars
The dust pan, the door stop
The pressure cooker and the mop
And let it be told
A Black man invented the commode
The traffic signal for the road
And the ice cream mold
The fruit press
The printing press
Without Blacks, this nation would
Be in a mess
The medicine tray
The electric railway
REPARATIONS you know they should pay
Horse saddles
Rockets for battle
Apparatus for roping cattle
The disposable needle
A discharge for torpedoes
An insect gun to kill the mosquito
A record player arm
To hear the Beatles
The player piano
The remote control
To change the channel
The video commander
Nothing could be grander
Ear clips, potato chips
And ships for scenic trips
The lemon squeezer, Oh what a pleaser
Sugar refinement, not an easy assignment
Bottle caps, jock straps
So the athlete can make his laps
The sweeper for the street
The brush and comb to look neat
The folding chair
The auto transmission
For changing gear
The wrench, the typewriter
Invented by Blacks
To make the work load lighter
Bood plasma and rods for the curtain
Without these inventions
It’s certain we’d be hurtin’
The baby buggy
The air conditioner when it’s muggy
The gas burner and stainless steel pads
Invented by Blacks, aren’t you glad?
The bicycle frame
The golf tee to enhance the game
Window cleaner
The sprinkler to make the lawn greener
The clothes dresser, the folding bed
Invented by Blacks
You heard what I said
The ironing board, the scooter board
The stand for the key board
Black inventions are very broad
The helicopter for flight
The military might
The fire escape ladder
The urinanalysis machne for the bladder
The digital toaster, the roller coaster
The guided missile, the holder for toilet tissue
The fountain pen to write an epistle
A planter for corn
The best thing since the horn
The furniture caster
The cell phone fo communicate faster
The radiation detector
The door knob and lock
As a property protector
The mask for the gas
The mower for the grass
A sharpener for your pencil
A pastry fork, what a utensil!
The horse shoe, the human shoe
Without Blacks, What would we do?
The bridle bit to keep the horse
On course.
The children of Africa -
OH WHAT A RESOURCE!
(This grand teaching tool was typed from the beautiful Poster –FYI)
via Sister Carol Taylor
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