Granville T. Woods: African American Inventer

Granville T. Woods was an assiduous African American inventor who is worthy of a position in the American Historical Hall of Fame. 'Woods was born a free man on April 23, 1856 in Columbus, Ohio to Tailer and Martha Woods.' (Gale, p 4) "He attended school until the age of 10, when family circumstances forced him to go to work. He quickly displayed a thirst of knowledge and a keen ability to observe the workings of machines around …

…one that sold them his patents, and also discovered better inventions than them. It's a shame that he is still marginalized today, when way back then he fought his way through discrimination and tough times to make himself something great. With all of his inventions and patents, which the majority of were extremely useful, he deserves to be recognized in the Hall of Fame. Especially since he fought racism, and didn't let anything stop him.