African American inventors have trailed the blaze and done remarkable feats in history through their inventions. Yet, little is known about some of them, inspite of their legacy and contribution to their generation. With inventions such as home security systems, touch-tone phones, caller- ID, fiber optic cables, gas mask, traffic signals, face maker, tissue holder, animation on the web, thermo-electric energy converter, carbon filament, laser surgical device and so much more; these honorable pi