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  1. What African-American inventor received 5 patents in the field of shoemaking?

  2. A.

     Elijah McCoy

    B.

     Jan Ernst Matzeliger

    C.

     Ernest Just

    D.

     Lewis Latimer

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    Answer : Option B

    Explanation :

    Matzeliger never benefited financially from his inventions. He died in 1889 at the age of 37 from tuberculosis.


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