"What if there were no black people in the world?"

 

This is a story of a little boy name Theo who woke up one morning and asked his God, "What if there were no black people in the world?"
Well his God thought about that for a moment, and then said, "son follow me around today and lets just see what it would be like if there were no Black people in the world.   Get dressed and we will get started."
Theo ran to his room to put on his clothes and shoes.  But there were no shoes, and his clothes were all wrinkled. He looked for the iron, but when he reached for the ironing board, it was no longer there.  You see Sarah Boone, a black woman, invented the ironing board and  Jan E. Matzelinger, a black man,  invented the shoe lasting machine.

"Oh well," God said, "go and do your hair." Theo ran in his room to comb his hair, but the comb was not there.  You see, Walter Sammons, a black man, invented  the comb.  Theo decided to just brush his hair, but the brush was gone.  You see Lydia O. Newman, a black female, invented the brush.  Well he was a sight, no shoes, wrinkled clothes, hair a mess, without the hair care inventions  of  Madam C.J. Walker, well, you get the picture.

God told Theo, lets do the chores around the house and then take a trip to the
grocery store.   Theo's job was to sweep the floor. He swept and swept and swept.
When he reached for the dust pan, it was not there. You see, Lloyd P. Ray,
a black man, invented the dust pan.  So he swept his pile of dirt over in the corner
and left it there.  He then decided to mop the floor, but the mop was gone.  You
see, Thomas W. Stewart, a black man, invented the mop.  Theo thought to
himself,  I'm not having any luck.
 
Well son, God said, we should wash the clothes and  prepare a list for the
grocery store.  When the wash was finished, Theo went to place the clothes
in the dryer but it was not there.  You see, George T. Samon, a black man,
invented the clothes dryer. Theo got a pencil and some paper to prepare
the list for the market, but noticed the pencil lead was broken. Well he was out
of luck because John Love, a black man, invented the pencil sharpener. He
then reached for a pen, but it was not there because William Purvis, a black man,
invented the fountain pen. As a matter of fact, Lee Burridge invented the
typewriting machine, and W. A. Lovette, the advanced printing press.

So they decided to head out to the market. Well, when Theo opened the door,
he noticed the grass was as high as he was tall.  You see, the lawn mower was
invented by John Burr, a black man.  They made their way over to the car,
and found that it just wouldn't go. You see, Robert Spikes, a black man,
invented the automatic gear shift and Joseph Gammel invented the supercharge
system for internal combustion engines. They noticed that the few cars that
were moving were running into each other and having wrecks because there
were no traffic signals. You see, Garrett A. Morgan, a black man invented
the traffic light.
 

Well, it was getting late, so they walked to the market, got their groceries and
returned home.  Just when they were about to put away the milk, eggs and
butter, they noticed the refrigerator was gone. You see John Standard, a
black man, invented the refrigerator. So they just left the food on the counter.

By this time, Theo noticed he was getting mighty cold. Theo went to turn up
the heat, and what do you know, Alice Parker, a black female, invented the
heating furnace.  Even in the summer time they would have been out of luck
because Frederick Jones, a black man, invented the air conditioner.

It was almost time for Theo's father to arrive home.  He usually took the bus,
but there was no bus, because it's precursor was the electric trolley, invented
by another black man, Elbert R. Robinson.  He usually took the elevator from
his office on the 20th floor, but there was no elevator because Alexander Miles,
a black man, invented the elevator.  He also usually dropped off the office mail
at a nearby mailbox, but it was no longer there because Philip Downing, a black
man,  invented the letter drop mail box and  William Barry invented the  post
marking  and canceling machine. Theo sat at the kitchen table with his head in
his hands. When his father arrived, he asked, Why are you sitting in the dark?
Why?  Because Lewis Howard Latimer, a black man, invented the filament
within the light bulb.

Theo quickly learned what it would be like if there were no black people in the
world. Not to mention if he were ever sick and needed blood. Charles Drew,
a black scientist, found a way to preserve and store blood, which led to his
starting the world's first blood bank.  And what if a family member had to have
heart surgery. This would not have been possible without Dr. Daniel Hale
Williams, a black doctor, who performed the first open heart surgery.

So if you ever wonder, like Theo, where we would be without Blacks?

Well, it's pretty plain to see.

We would still be in the DARK!!!!

IF YOU GAINED ANY INSIGHT FROM THIS,
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