W.B. Purvis patented the fountain pen

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W.B. Purvis patented the fountain pen

W.B. Purvis patented the fountain pen

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Three Blacks elected to major offices in Louisiana

Three Blacks elected to major offices in Louisiana elections: C.C Antoine, lieutenant governor; P.G. Deslonde, secretary of state; W.B. Brown, Superintendent of public education.

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Nov

4

1872

The Nation Remembers George Floyd

The killing of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minnesota and the cries for justice that’s erupted in protests across the country against police brutality in all 50 states and across the

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Source: New Orleans Data News Weekly – The People’s Paper

Inventor, WB Purvis, patents the fountain pen, 1890

Inventor, WB Purvis, patents the fountain pen, 1890

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Jan

7

1890

Bath fears fateful shower

Residents of Fountain Road in Bath, St Thomas, say they are trusting God to be their refuge this hurricane season in light of flood threats posed by the Sulphur River that flows through their

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

William Purvis realized how much of an inconvenience it was to have to carry around a bottle of ink whenever you needed to sign a contract or fill out legal papers. He therefore decided to do something about

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South Carolina Republicans carried election with

South Carolina Republicans carried election with reduced margin. Republican tickets was composed of four whites and four Blacks: R.H. Gleaves, lieutenant governor; Francis L. Cardozo, treasurer; Henry E. Hayne, secretary, of state; H.W. Purvis, adjutant general.

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Oct

10

1874

African American Inventors - Patent Holders Index P

Black history inventors are listed alphabetically: use the A to Z index bar to navigate and select or just browse the many listings. Each listing has the name of the black inventor followed by the patent number(s) which is the unique number assigned to an invention when a patent is issued, the date

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Inventor, WB Purvis, patents the electric railway switch, 1897

Inventor, WB Purvis, patents the electric railway switch, 1897

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Jan

0

1897

After the Storm, Churches will open again, But it’s good to know where our faith stands | The Crusader Newspaper Group

I stand in this state of suspended animation that now exists between the birth of Pentecostalism and the Mega-church and prosperity doctrine, where COVID-19 has forced church services to the Internet and, for some, reduced the administering of Holy Communion recently to pre-Easter drive-thrus and

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W. Frank Fountain

Frank Fountain is President of Escambia Enterprises, LLC. Prior to this position, Fountain was the Chairman of the Walter P. Chrysler Museum Foundation Board of Directors from 2009 until 2012. Fountain is a retired senior executive of Chrysler, LLC, an automobile and automotive components

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Abolitionist, Robert Purvis was born, 1810

Abolitionist, Robert Purvis was born, 1810

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Aug

4

1810

Hand Stamp Patented

Walter B. Purvis patented hand stamp.

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Feb

27

1883

South Carolina Republicans carried election with a

South Carolina Republicans carried election with a ticket of four whites and four Blacks: Richard H. Gleaves, lieutenant governor; Henry E. Hayne, secretary of state; Francis L. Cardozo, treasurer; Henery W. Purvis, adjutant general. Blacks won 97 of the 158 seats in the General Assembly and four

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Oct

16

1872

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