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Who was the very first african american inventor?

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thomas jennings was the first african inventor
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Thomas Jennings, born in 1791 is believed to have been the first African American inventor to receive a patent for an invention. He was 30 years old when he was granted a patent for a dry-cleaning process Jennings was a free tradesman and operated a dry-cleaning business in New York City.

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