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- Granville T. Woods was one of the most prolific Black inventors in the 19th century.
- In the 1880s, Thomas Edison sued Woods twice, claiming he'd first invented a telegraph for trains.
- Woods' inventions revolutionized transportation, but he faced many challenges as a Black inventor.
Thomas Edison is widely regarded as one of the most celebrated inventors in American history, pioneering technologies like the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera.