5 Black Inventors Whose Ideas Were Stolen By White People These 5 Black inventors had their groundbreaking inventions stolen, appropriated, or erased from history by white people and companies. Granville Woods beat Thomas Edison in court twice over the multiplex telegraph. Lewis Latimer made Edison's light bulb actually functional with his carbon filament. Ellen Eglin sold her clothes wringer patent for just $18 because she feared white women wouldn't buy from a Black inventor. Jan Matzeliger's

Black inventors played a major role in shaping modern technology and daily life. This clip highlights how African American innovation powered inventions like traffic signals, electric lighting, and communication — even when recognition was denied. In this video, you’ll learn: • Which inventions were created by Black inventors - How credit for innovation has often been misattributed - Why Black history is central to science and technology - How erasure shaped what schools teach today - Why rememb

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