The earliest known Black patentee is Thomas L. Jennings, who in 1821 received a patent for a dry-cleaning process. The second known Black patentee, Henry Blair, received a patent for a "Seed ...

Henry Blair was an inventor and farmer best known as the second African-American to hold a U.S. patent. Blair was born in Glen Ross, Md., in 1807. Little is known about his personal life or family ...

Kalamazoo Opens Park Highlighting Black Inventors For Youths. October 29, 2017 / 5:11 PM ... Kalamazoo artist James Palmore built four mixed-media displays that highlight the work of Henry Blair, ...

The works highlight the work of Henry Blair, Garrett Morgan, Augustus Jackson and Lonnie Johnson. Blair was the second African American inventor to ever receive a patent in the United States.

WBAL-TV 11 celebrates Black History Month with salutes to Maryland's key figures of Black history. ... Henry Blair was a pioneer inventor born in Montgomery County who changed the face of farming.