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At one point in USA history, the overwhelming majority of the carpenters, blacksmiths, tradesmen, etc., were black . 8 u/swankyfish Feb 01 '25 Title is really misleading. The wiki article states: “After Jefferson Davis later was selected as President of the Confederacy, he signed into law the legislation that would allow slaves to receive patent protection for their inventions.” 12 u/TheBlackCat13 Feb 01 '25 Here is the text of the relevant portion of the law...