The first African-American patent holder was the inventor of Dry Scouring, the precursor to Dry Cleaning. The Man Who Wasn’t There is just a movie, making the

The first African-American patent holder was the inventor of Dry Scouring, the precursor to Dry Cleaning. The Man Who Wasn’t There is just a movie, making the original inventor even more of a Man Who Wasn’t There in popular perception…sadly… https://www.thoughtco.com/thomas-jennings-inventor-1991311 https://www.thoughtco.com/thomas-jennings-inventor-1991311