This is a story of a little boy name Theo who woke up one morning and asked his mother, Mom, what if there were no Black People in the world?

Well his mother thought about that for a moment, and then said, Son, follow me around today and lets just see what it would be like if there were no black people in the world. Mom said, now go get dressed and we will get started.

Theo ran to his room to put on his clothes and shoes. His mother took one look at him and said, Theo , where are your shoes, and those clothes are all wrinkled son, I must iron them. But when she reached for the ironing board it was no longer there. You see Sarah Boone, a black woman, invented the ironing board and Jan E. Matzelinger, a black man, invented the shoe lasting machine.

Oh well, she said, please go and do something with your hair, Theo ran in his room to comb his hair, but the comb was not there. You see Walter Sammons, a black man invented the comb. Theo decided to just brush his hair, but the brush was gone. You see, Lydia O. Newman, a black female, invented the brush. Well this was a sight, no shoes, wrinkled clothes, hair a mess, even Mom's hair without the care inventions of Madam C. J. Walker, well you get the picture.

Mom told Theo, lets do our chores around the house and then take a trip to the grocery store, Theo's job was sweep the floor. He swept and swept and swept. When he reached for the dust pan, it was not there. You see, Lloyd P. Pay, a black man, invented the dust pan. So he swept his pile of dirt in the corner and left it there. He then decided to mop the floor, but the mop was gone. You see Thomas W. Stewart, a black man, invented the mop.

Theo yelled to his Mom, Mom I am not having any luck. Well son, she said. Let me finish these clothes and we will prepare a list for the grocery store. When the wash finished, she went to place the clothes in the dryer but, not there. You see, George T. Samon, A black man, invented the clothes dryer.

Mom asked Theo to get a pencil and some paper to prepare a list for the market. So Theo ran for the paper and pencil but noticed the pencil lead was broken. Well he was out of luck because John Love, a black man invented the pencil sharpener. Mom reached for a pen, but it was not there because William Purvis, a black man invented the fountain pen. As a matter of fact, Lee Burridge invented the type writing machine.

Theo and his mother decided to head out to the market. Well when Theo opened the door he noticed the grass was as high as he was tall. You see the lawn mower was invented by John Burr, a black man. They made their way over to the car, and found that the car wouldn't go. You see Richard Spikes, a black man invented the automatic gear shift and Joseph Gamme invented the supercharge system for internal combustion engines. They noticed that the few cars that were moving were running into each others and having wrecks because there were no traffic signals. You see Garrett A. Morgan, a black man invented the traffic light.

Well it was getting late, so they walked to the market, got their groceries and returned home. Just when they were about to put away the milk, eggs, and butter, they noticed the refrigerator was gone. You see, John Standard, a black man invented the refrigerator. So they just left the food on the counter.

By this time, Theo noticed he was getting mighty cold. His mother went to turn up the heat and what do you know. Alice Parker, a black female, invented the heating furnace. Even in the summertime they would have been out of luck because Frederick Jones, a black man, invented the air conditioner.

It was almost time for Theo's father to arrive home. He usually takes bus. But there was no bus, because it's precursor was the electric trolley, invented by another black man, Elbert R. Robinson, He usually takes the elevator from the office on the 20th floor but there was no elevator because Alexander Miles, a black man, invented the elevator. He also usually dropped off the office mail at a near by mailbox, but it was no longer there because Phillip Downing, a black man, invented the letter drop mailbox and William Barry invented the post-marking and canceling machine.

Theo and his mother sat at the kitchen table with their head in their hands When the Father arrived he asked, why are you sitting in the dark? Why? Because Lewis Latimer, a black man, invented the filament within the light bulb. Theo quickly learned what it would be like with no Black People in the world. Not to mention if he were ever sick and needed blood. Charles Drew, a black scientist, found a way to preserve and store blood, which led to his starting the world first blood bank. And what if a family member had to have heart surgery. This would not have been possible without Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, a black doctor, who performed the first open heart surgery.

So if you ever wonder, like Theo, were would we be without US?
Well, it's pretty plain to see. We would still be in the DARK!!!!

IF YOU GAINED ANY INSIGHT FROM THIS PLEASE PASS IT ON.

What if there were nobody from Wakefield?

The world would suck without black people. I'm white, but I love everybody equally.

Spooky, I was just listening to 'Black Man' off Stevie Wonder's 'Song's In The Key Of Life'.
Similar message, and an important lesson that needs to be taught in schools. Inventions,
breakthroughs, and important research was and is made by many people of many races,
yet there's always been this weird insensate assumption that everything was invented by
white collar white men.
[This message was edited Sun Mar 21 12:37:48 2004 by BorisFishpaw]

This thread will prolly be locked. Or deleted.

I won't even try to imagine a world without black people. I have a very good imagination, and if I did try, all I'd see would be nastiness.

I wouldn't be here...

Thanks for the story, Harle.

SHANNA said:

2the9s said:

You really want to keep my bag, don't you, 9s??...Well, you can't!...lol

Give-it-to-me-!!!

SHANNA said:

Never!

2the9s said:

SHANNA said:

SHANNA said:

...now???!!!

SHANNA said:

2the9s

...?

(lol)

MY PURSE!!!

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It would be a Strange place without different Flavors in the world, d ifferent Cultures. Makes life quite Wonderful and Quite Interesting. Everybody in this World is Quite Worthwhile as People. Everyone is SPECIAL. Specialness is a Wonderful thing 2 Behold. We all would be Dull and Boring if the SAME!

Zelaira said:

Zelaira said:

Zelaira said:

I suppose this thread wouldn't have four advertisments for ironing boards either?

If there were no different races, I'm sure people would find other differences to justify hating
each other, like height, eye color or something.

i've seen this before.....


interesing

Harlepolis said:

That line pretty much ruined it for me.

I am colour blind. I love people of all races everyone is equal.

BorisFishpaw said:

Or the inventions their ancestors, um, invented.