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The individuals and achievements presented in this exhibit are not intended to represent the full scope of the contributions of African Americans, but rather a small sampling of objects and information about some very special individuals. Much of the information available about African American inventors and their contributions to American life before 1910 comes to us through the efforts of two individuals, Charles H. Duell and Henry Edwin Baker.