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Norbert Rillieux |
An African American inventor and engineer, is mostly remembered for his invention of the multiple-effect evaporator, an energy-efficient means of evaporating water.
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Henry Blair |
Henry Blair was the second African American inventor to receive a patent. He was born in Glen Ross, Maryland, United States in 1807.
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Denmark Vesey |
Denmark Vesey was a literate, skilled carpenter and leader among African Americans in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Nat Turner |
Nat Turner was an enslaved African American in which who led a rebellion of slaves and helped free blacks in Southampton County in Virginia on August 21, 1831, of which resulted in the deaths of at least 50 white people. |
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extended family |
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