Life Without Black People
A very humorous and revealing story is told
about a group of white people who were fed up
with African Americans, so they joined
together and wished themselves away. They
passed through a deep dark tunnel and
emerged in sort of a twilight zone where there
is an America without black people. At first
these white people breathed a sigh of relief.
'At last', they said, 'no more crime, drugs,
violence and welfare.' All of the blacks have
gone! Then suddenly, reality set in. The 'NEW
AMERICA' is not America at all - only a barren
land.1. There are very few crops that have
flourished because the nation was built on a
slave-supported system. 2. There are no cities
with tall skyscrapers because Alexander Mils, a
black man, invented the elevator, and without
it, one finds great difficulty reaching higher
floors. 3. There are few if any cars because
Richard Spikes, a black man, invented the
automatic gearshift, Joseph Gambol, also black,
invented the Super Charge System for Internal
Combustion Engines, and Garrett A. Morgan, a
black man, invented the traffic signals.
4.
Furthermore, one could not use the rapid
transit system because its procurer was the
electric trolley, which was invented by another
black man, Albert R. Robinson.5. Even if there
were streets on which cars and a rapid transit
system could operate, they were cluttered with
paper because an African American, Charles
Brooks, invented the street sweeper.. 6. There
were few if any newspapers, magazines and
books because John Love invented the pencil
sharpener, William Purveys invented the
fountain pen, and Lee Barrage invented the
Type Writing Machine and W. A. Love invented
the Advanced Printing Press. They were all, you
guessed it, Black. 7. Even if Americans could
write their letters, articles and books, they
would not have been transported by mail
because William Barry invented the
Postmarking and Canceling Machine, William
Purveys invented the Hand Stamp and Philip
Downing invented the Letter Drop. 8. The
lawns were brown and wilted because Joseph
Smith invented the Lawn Sprinkler and John
Burr the Lawn Mower. 9. When they entered
their homes, they found them to be poorly
ventilated and poorly heated. You see,
Frederick Jones invented the Air Conditioner
and Alice Parker the Heating Furnace. Their
homes were also dim. But of course, Lewis
Lattimer later invented the Electric Lamp,
Michael Harvey invented the lantern, and
Granville T. Woods invented the Automatic Cut
off Switch. Their homes were also filthy
because Thomas W. Steward invented the Mop
and Lloyd P. Ray the Dust Pan. 10. Their
children met them at the door - barefooted,
shabby, motley and unkempt. But what could
one expect? Jan E. Matzelinger invented the
Shoe Lasting Machine, Walter Sammons
invented the Comb, Sarah Boone invented the
Ironing Board, and George T. Samon invented
the Clothes Dryer. 11. Finally, they were
resigned to at least have dinner amidst all of
this turmoil. But here again, the food had
spoiled because another Black Man, John
Standard invented the refrigerator...Now, isn't
that something? What would this country be
like without the contributions of Blacks, as
African-Americans? Martin Luther King, Jr. said,
'by the time we leave for work, millions of
Americans have depended on the inventions
from the minds of Blacks.'Black history includes
more than just slavery, Frederick Douglass,
Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, and Marcus
Garvey & W.E.B. Dubois.
#PCN
A very humorous and revealing story is told
about a group of white people who were fed up
with African Americans, so they joined
together and wished themselves away. They
passed through a deep dark tunnel and
emerged in sort of a twilight zone where there
is an America without black people. At first
these white people breathed a sigh of relief.
'At last', they said, 'no more crime, drugs,
violence and welfare.' All of the blacks have
gone! Then suddenly, reality set in. The 'NEW
AMERICA' is not America at all - only a barren
land.1. There are very few crops that have
flourished because the nation was built on a
slave-supported system. 2. There are no cities
with tall skyscrapers because Alexander Mils, a
black man, invented the elevator, and without
it, one finds great difficulty reaching higher
floors. 3. There are few if any cars because
Richard Spikes, a black man, invented the
automatic gearshift, Joseph Gambol, also black,
invented the Super Charge System for Internal
Combustion Engines, and Garrett A. Morgan, a
black man, invented the traffic signals.
4.
Furthermore, one could not use the rapid
transit system because its procurer was the
electric trolley, which was invented by another
black man, Albert R. Robinson.5. Even if there
were streets on which cars and a rapid transit
system could operate, they were cluttered with
paper because an African American, Charles
Brooks, invented the street sweeper.. 6. There
were few if any newspapers, magazines and
books because John Love invented the pencil
sharpener, William Purveys invented the
fountain pen, and Lee Barrage invented the
Type Writing Machine and W. A. Love invented
the Advanced Printing Press. They were all, you
guessed it, Black. 7. Even if Americans could
write their letters, articles and books, they
would not have been transported by mail
because William Barry invented the
Postmarking and Canceling Machine, William
Purveys invented the Hand Stamp and Philip
Downing invented the Letter Drop. 8. The
lawns were brown and wilted because Joseph
Smith invented the Lawn Sprinkler and John
Burr the Lawn Mower. 9. When they entered
their homes, they found them to be poorly
ventilated and poorly heated. You see,
Frederick Jones invented the Air Conditioner
and Alice Parker the Heating Furnace. Their
homes were also dim. But of course, Lewis
Lattimer later invented the Electric Lamp,
Michael Harvey invented the lantern, and
Granville T. Woods invented the Automatic Cut
off Switch. Their homes were also filthy
because Thomas W. Steward invented the Mop
and Lloyd P. Ray the Dust Pan. 10. Their
children met them at the door - barefooted,
shabby, motley and unkempt. But what could
one expect? Jan E. Matzelinger invented the
Shoe Lasting Machine, Walter Sammons
invented the Comb, Sarah Boone invented the
Ironing Board, and George T. Samon invented
the Clothes Dryer. 11. Finally, they were
resigned to at least have dinner amidst all of
this turmoil. But here again, the food had
spoiled because another Black Man, John
Standard invented the refrigerator...Now, isn't
that something? What would this country be
like without the contributions of Blacks, as
African-Americans? Martin Luther King, Jr. said,
'by the time we leave for work, millions of
Americans have depended on the inventions
from the minds of Blacks.'Black history includes
more than just slavery, Frederick Douglass,
Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, and Marcus
Garvey & W.E.B. Dubois.
#PCN
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