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2020-11-30T19:11:32.000Z
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Video Title:
Underrepresentation and Invisibility
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Session 1 of the Smithsonian Lemelson Center's Black Inventors and Innovators: New Perspectives series. Recorded live on Monday, November 16, 2020. Speakers include: Rayvon Fouché, Professor of American Studies, Purdue University; Lisa D. Cook, Professor of Economics and International Relations, Michigan State University; Moderator: Cathleen S. Lewis, Curator, Space History Department, National Air and Space Museum. Every Black History Month, with a mix of inspiration, enthusiasm, frustration, and occasional inaccuracy, we revisit the same lists of “top ten Black inventors you should know about.” Why have Black inventors remained underrepresented in the innovation economy and in our historical narratives? Centuries of oppression and prejudice have obscured the contributions of countless enslaved and free Black inventors. Moreover, persistent barriers to technical training, financing, and employment have prevented many Black men and women from ever embarking on STEM careers. Speakers in this session will address the underlying historical and contemporary causes of a Black innovation gap; explore expanded definitions for who might be counted as a Black inventor; and discuss strategies for recovering and documenting their stories.
Video Duration:
1 hr 27 min 55 sec
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invention innovation
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Science & Technology  Search this
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American History  Search this
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