Peanut Butter

Peanut butter, invented by black American George Washington Carver, is consumed by 89 percent of U.S. households, according to Serious Eats.

Agriculture

Black American inventions have had a big impact on agriculture. For example, George Washington Murray invented a cotton chopper and fertilizer distributor among several other inventions, according to the National Agricultural Library.

The Blues

Black American slaves developed the musical genre known as the blues out of field hollers and chants sung during hard work days. The blues have influenced jazz, rock-and-roll and many other musical genres.

Portable Air Conditioner

A black American inventor, Frederick McKinley Jones, invented a portable air conditioning unit used in military hospital fields during World War II. These allowed the military to store medicine and blood serum in warm temperatures, according to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Hair

There were hardly any hair products available for blacks in the 19th century. But young black American Madam C.J. Walker invented hair products that were suitable for black women, according to America.gov.

Source:

America.gov: Women Deserve More Credit for Their Inventions, Author Says

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Frederick M. Jones

National Agricultural Library: African-American Inventors---Agriculture Related Patents

More Information:

The Black Inventor: On-Line Museum