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Monday, October 6, 2025

People in the News

Monday, October 6, 2025

Black history spotlight for Sept. 19: Elbert R. Robinson

On Sept. 19, 1893, Elbert R. Robinson received a patent for the electric highway trolley. The trolley was an important mode of transportation for that time. Robinson was a black inventor who is also credited with acquiring another patent for improving the railway system.

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