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Black History Month: Woods, Latimer, Walker

Posted on 2/10/17 at 5:58 pm
Posted by volod
Leesville, LA
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Posted on 2/10/17 at 5:58 pm
After reading suggestions, I have decided to ease the work on myself and just provide links and pictures. I may add some commentary to later posts.

Granville Woods - African American Inventor
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Lewis Howard Latimer- African American Inventor
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Madam CJ Walker- African American entrepreneur
LINK
Posted by Titus Pullo
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Posted on 2/10/17 at 5:58 pm to
In
Posted by Breesus
House of the Rising Sun
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Posted on 2/10/17 at 5:59 pm to
What about Iron Mike Tyson and OJ Simpson.
Posted by GFaceKillah
Welcome to the Third World
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Posted on 2/10/17 at 6:02 pm to
Great thread. Thanks for doing this.

Posted by Upperdecker
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Member since Nov 2014
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Posted on 2/10/17 at 6:04 pm to
No George Washington Carver?
Posted by Mir
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Posted on 2/10/17 at 6:04 pm to
Hookers. My kind of thread


Wrong kind of madam. Slightly less excited
This post was edited on 2/10/17 at 6:06 pm
Posted by volod
Leesville, LA
Member since Jun 2014
5392 posts
Posted on 2/10/17 at 6:05 pm to
6 more threads to go

However, I can't guarantee if I will cover those guys. I am trying to pick people who are not currently famous.


You can always make your own thread on it.
Posted by volod
Leesville, LA
Member since Jun 2014
5392 posts
Posted on 2/10/17 at 6:06 pm to

Covered him last week. That thread was very long, so I decided to limit the format.
Posted by PoundFoolish
East Texas
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Posted on 2/10/17 at 6:10 pm to
Maybe you could do Stacey Dash next.
Posted by VABuckeye
Naples, FL
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 2/10/17 at 6:15 pm to
quote:

I have decided to ease the work


How about doing some work in your, uh, career.
Posted by chongo
Member since Oct 2014
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Posted on 2/10/17 at 6:31 pm to
Who are these people? They got nothing on Edison, Ford, Bell, Hawkins, and Mark Cuban.
Posted by weagle99
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Posted on 2/10/17 at 7:24 pm to
Charlize Theron is one of my favorite African Americans.
Posted by Aristo
Colorado
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Posted on 2/10/17 at 7:26 pm to
Cliff notes on the links, you slacker.
Posted by RhodeDawg
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Posted on 2/10/17 at 7:28 pm to
Would only click a link if a summary seemed interesting.
Posted by theBOSSman!!
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Posted on 2/10/17 at 8:30 pm to
quote:

I have decided to ease the work on myself

by volod


Ban bait
Posted by Redbone
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Posted on 2/10/17 at 8:43 pm to
quote:

I am trying to pick people who are not currently famous.
How about William Ellison? He ain't currently famous!!
Posted by soccerfüt
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Posted on 2/10/17 at 8:48 pm to
How about a thread on a famous Baton Rouge resident named Gary?

Posted by weagle99
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Posted on 2/11/17 at 9:28 am to
What about Lootie?
Posted by PhilipMarlowe
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Posted on 2/11/17 at 10:45 am to
What about James Baldwin?
Posted by SouthernHog
Arkansas
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Posted on 2/11/17 at 9:52 pm to
We get it, your black
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