Black History (Lest They Forget) Comments

Lest they forget I was born in 1791 and in 1821 was the first black man awarded a patent for my "Dry Scouring Technique" in my tailoring business. My name is Thomas L Jennings and my "Dry Scouring Technique" created modern day "Dry Cleaning".

Lest they forget my name is Daniel Hale Williams and I was a General Surgeon in 1893. In 1891 I established the first non-segregated hospital in the U.S. in Chicago called "The Provident Hospital". In 1913 I was the only Black Man elected to "American College of Surgeons".
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