FREEDMEN UNIVERSITY 

Power is The Ability to Define Phenomena and Make it Act in a Desired Manner. - Huey P. Newton

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Elijah McCoy 

was a Canadian-American engineer of African-American descent who invented lubrication systems for steam engines. 

Born free on the Ontario shore of Lake Erie to parents who fled enslavement in Kentucky, he traveled to the United States as a young child when his family returned in 1847, becoming a U.S. resident and citizen. 

Alice H. Parker 

is known for creating a special heating system that uses natural gas. 

The system was unique in the sense it wasn’t like other furnace solutions at the time. 

The system provided a much safer way of generating heat instead of burning wood, and had air ducts allowing heat to spread throughout buildings the system was installed in.

Charles R. Drew 

was an American surgeon and medical researcher. 

He researched in the field of blood transfusions, developing improved techniques for blood storage, and applied his expert knowledge to developing large-scale blood banks early in World War II. 

This allowed medics to save thousands of Allied forces' lives during the war.

Mary Kenner 

was an American inventor most noted for her development of the adjustable sanitary belt. 

Kenner received five patents, which includes a carrier attachment for invalid walker and bathroom tissue dispenser.

Percy Lavon Julian 

was an American research chemist and a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants.  

His work laid the foundation for the steroid drug industry's production of cortisone, other corticosteroids, and artificial hormones that led to birth control pills.

Marie Van Brittan Brown 

was an American nurse, her husband Albert L. Brown, an electronics technician. 

In 1966 they invented an audio-visual home security system "Home Security System Utilizing Television Surveillance". 

That same year they applied for a patent for their security system. It was granted three years later in 1969.

Sarah E. Goode 

was an American entrepreneur and inventor. 

She was the fourth known African American women to receive a United States patent, which she received in 1885 for her cabinet bed.

Thomas L. Jennings 

was an African-American inventor, tradesman, entrepreneur, and abolitionist in New York City, New York. 

He has the distinction of being the first African-American patent-holder in history; he was granted the patent in 1821 for his novel method of dry cleaning. 

Jennings' invention, along with his business expertise, yielded a significant personal fortune, much of which he put into the abolitionist movement in the United States.

Jerry Lawson 

was an American electronic engineer. 

Besides being one of the first African-American computer engineers in Silicon Valley. 

Lawson was also known for his work in designing the Fairchild Channel F video game console, leading the team that refined ROM cartridges for durable use as commercial video game cartridges. 

His innovations in this area led to him being considered the father of the game cartridge. 

He eventually left Fairchild and founded the game company Video-Soft.