Black History Inventors Coloring Pages | Black History Month

Black History Month is celebrated throughout the world in February. We already have lots of Black History Month activities that we use. These black inventors coloring pages are a great addition to this.

There are 10 black inventors included in this printable and will print on 10 separate pages.

Included in the printable are the black inventor’s name, a picture of the inventor, and a picture of what they invented.

These coloring sheets can be used with any age group while studying black history. However, they are aimed at lower elementary grades.

Who Are the Most Famous Black Inventors?

• Sarah E Goode, Sarah E Goode. was the first African American to receive a patent on July 14th, 1885. She invented the very first folding cabinet bed to fit into smaller homes.
• Granville Woods, born in 1856 held more than 50 United States patents. The railroad telegraph was arguably his most important, and his work assured a safer and better public transportation system for the cities of the United States.
• Henry Blair, a farmer, was the second African American man to hold a United States patent for his seed planter.
• Annie Turnbo Malone, Considered to be the first millionaire African American woman in the United States, Annie Turnbo Malone was born in 1877 in Illinois. She invented hair care products for African Americans.
• Garrett Morgan, was born in 1877 and invented the first automatic three-way traffic signal system, which he later sold to General Electric. He also invented a respiratory device that would later provide the blueprint for WWI gas masks.
• George Robert Carruthers, born in 1939 invented the spectrograph for NASA to use when it launched Apollo 16 in 1972.
• Alfred L Cralle, Born in 1866 Alfred L Cralle invented the ice cream scoop.
• Marie Van Brittan Brown, In 1966, Brown, invented a home security system that consisted of four peepholes, a sliding camera, television monitors, and two-way microphones. These items created a closed-circuit television system for surveillance also known as CCTV.
• Joseph Winters, born in 1824 invented the wagon-mounted fire escape ladder used by Chambersburg, Pennsylvania fire department who mounted the ladder on a horse-drawn wagon.
• Alexander Miles, born in 1838, was best known for inventing and patenting automatic elevator doors.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

• 10 Coloring Pages in Format PDF & JPEG, Resolution 300 DPI, Size: 8.5 x11 in.

♥♥♥Let your little kids simultaneously enjoy drawing and learning about the famous figures in black history month!♥♥♥

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