Summary: Welcome to the Inventions Part Two with special guests Plodding Through the Presidents Podcast! This week we kick it off with some weird inventions by Thomas Jefferson. Naturally this is followed by some rage because he's kind of the worst. Next, we dive into some of the earliest African American inventors in the United States that everyone should know! Join Patreon NOW to watch the episodes LIVE & comment along! www.patreon.com/historicalafpod Want to send us stuff like a postcard or letter? Now you can!! P.O. Box 1141 Seguin, TX 78155-9998 STOP ASIAN HATE for resources & ways to help, click here:https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/ BLACK LIVES MATTER for ways to help, click here: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Resources for coping with mass shootings & ways to help combat gun violence, click here: https://www.apa.org/topics/violence/resources-mass-shootings https://www.preventioninstitute.org/focus-areas/preventing-violence-and-reducing-injury/preventing-violence-advocacy Want to be featured in our next Extra AF episode? E-mail your historical experiences, the funny/weird stories from your hometown, a family story or legend, and your true crime/paranormal experiences to historicalafpod@gmail.com! We have new merch! https://shop.spreadshirt.com/historicalafpod/ For merch hand-made by Kyna, go to www.Etsy.com/shop/kynaskreations To get access to exclusive additional content, join Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/HistoricalAFPod! Patreon members have early access to the podcast and enjoy benefits like extra episodes, drunk dives, live recordings, merch, and more!! Finally, don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Facebook and, the like to help us become more visible! Links: Email: historicalafpod@gmail.com Website: https://historicalafpodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HistoricalAFPod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/historicalafpod/ Etsy: www.Etsy.com/shop/kynaskreations Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HistoricalAFPod/ Donations: www.Ko-fi.com/historicalafpod Instagram: @HistoricalAFPod www.instagram.com/historicalafpod/ Twitter: @HistoricalAFPod www.twitter.com/historicalafpod Tik tok: @Kynaleanne Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9IxpqhesOJneKPBZuY8KlA?view_as=subscriber Bones Coffee: https://www.bonescoffee.com/?rfsn=5590709.82b964 Sources: https://www.badgerbots.org/black-inventors-historically-denied-rights-under-patent-law/ https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/african-american-inventors-18th-century/ https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2021/02/16/signed-x-judy-reed-improved-dough-kneader-roller/id=129915/#:~:text=sheet%20or%20ribbon.-,One%20of%20the%20First,Leon%20with%20U.S.%20Patent%20No. https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2021/02/08/revolutionizing-cooking-mary-jones-de-leon/id=129701/ https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/african-american-inventors-18th-century/#:~:text=Most%20historians%20agree%20that%20Thomas,dry%2Dclean%20clothes%20in%201821. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1619&context=law_facpub https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/165196 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_L._Jennings https://www.officialdata.org/us/inflation/1854?amount=22.50 https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/for-black-inventors-road-to-owning-patents-paved-with-barriers https://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1076.htm https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=2dd3ae93-ccf3-482a-a923-e832dd1abbf9 http://www.myblackhistory.net/Thomas_Jennings.htm https://www.britannica.com/event/Dred-Scott-decision https://blackinventor.com/thomas-jennings/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/first-african-american-hold-patent-invented-dry-scouring-180971394/ https://www.thoughtco.com/thomas-jennings-inventor-1991311 https://www.thoughtco.com/thomas-jennings-inventor-1991311 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/86923/11-african-american-inventors-who-changed-world
