Thomas L. Jennings made history as the first African American to receive a U.S. patent in 1821 — for a process he called “dry scouring,” the early form of modern dry cleaning. Jennings used the profits from his invention to fund abolitionist causes, support freedom seekers, and uplift his community during a time when Black people faced impossible odds. #BlackHistory #ThomasLJennings #Inventors #BlackExcellence #HiddenHistory #BlackFeelings494 | Blackfeelings494
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Modern dry cleaning began with a Black man America didn’t want inventing anything. In 1821, Thomas L. Jennings, a free Black tailor in New York, created “dry scouring,” the foundation of today’s dry-cleaning industry—and became the first African American to receive a U.S. patent. At a time when Black innovation threatened racial hierarchy, his invention transformed clothing care worldwide. The industry kept the process, expanded the profits, and quietly erased the man who made it possible. #afri
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Thomas Jennings was the first African American to receive a patent, on March 3, 1821. His patent was for a dry-cleaning process called “dry scouring”. The first money Thomas Jennings earned from his patent was spent on the legal fees necessary to liberate his family out of slavery and support the abolitionist cause. Thomas Jennings was a free man born in 1791 in New York City. He was 30 years old when he was granted a patent for a dry cleaning process. In his early 20s Thomas Jennings became a t
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Mark Todd on Instagram: "Thomas Jennings, the first African American to receive a U.S. patent. He turned his invention of dry scouring, an early version of dry cleaning, into a thriving tailoring business in New York City. But he didn’t stop there - he used his profits to fight for abolition and civil rights, backing his daughter’s lawsuit against segregation decades before Rosa Parks."
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