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How the invention of dry cleaning led to the first black man claiming a patent
Born on New Year's Day in 1791 in New York City, Thomas L. Jennings wasn't just ... for preserving and maintaining fine clothing. He didn't stop at simply tailoring; his innovative mind pushed ...
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Meet Thomas Jennings, The Inventor Of Dry-Cleaning And First Black U.S. Citizen To Secure A Patent
Thomas L. Jennings is the ... the National Geographic. Jennings, born in 1791 to a freed family in New York City, NY, would become an entrepreneur, owning his own tailoring business, per Lemelson ...