Inventor of the eponymous lubrication system for train engines, Elijah McCoy held more patents than any African American of his time. He was ‘the real McCoy’. Written by Nick Smith
As Black History Month comes to a close, FreightWaves celebrates some of the most important African American figures in the transportation industry. The post Many Black Americans helped pave the way in transportation appeared first on FreightWaves.
50 Companies Founded by Black Entrepreneurs
By Peter Richman, Stacker News
On 2/26/21 at 8:00 PM EST
The entrepreneurial spirit is a cornerstone of American culture, but history books too often leave out the extensive contributions of minorities and women. In honor of Black History Month, Stacker is shining a light on 50 Black entrepreneurs who made a lasting influence on the business world and, often in the process, civil rights from the Revolutionary War to today.
The abrupt end to slavery in 1865 following the conclusion of the Civil War freed about 4 million people but left them without a clear trajectory forward. Black Codes afforded freed people the right to sue in court and marry but stipulated other discriminatory rules like keeping them from serving on juries or in state militias.