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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: Henry E. Baker Made Sure Black Inventors Got Recognized
Description: There’s a new effort during this Black History Month to highlight the work of a man who helped get people talking about Black inventors: a patent officer named Henry Edwin Baker. Plus: this weekend in Waseca, Minnesota, it’s the annual Sleigh & Cutter Festival.
How one man’s list gave Black inventors the credit they deserved (WTOP)Â
Henry E. Baker (1857-1928) (BlackPast)
Waseca Sleigh & Cutter FestivalÂ
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