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List. The list in alphabetical order, as published Asante's 2002 book: Hank Aaron (1934–2021) Ira Aldridge (1807–1867) Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) Richard Allen (1760–1831) Marian Anderson (1897–1993) Maya Angelou (1928–2014) Arthur Ashe (1943–1993) Crispus Attucks (1723–1770) James Baldwin (1924–1987) Benjamin Banneker (1731–1806)
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6 Celebrating African American Inventors & Innovators henry Blair Born in Maryland, 1807 Farmer o ele lant corn an cotton sees muc faster Henry Blair claimed his seed-planting machine could do the work of eight men. H enry Blair was the second African American to be issued a patent, in 1834. He was a farmer in Maryland a long
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