https://padlet.com/isaiahfells5108/scolln5ecv61 en-us 2017-01-06 15:05:30 UTC 2017-01-21 17:56:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png isaiahfells5108 https://padlet.com/isaiahfells5108/scolln5ecv61/wish/145702711 Jack Johnson is one of the most interesting inventors ever, not simply because of his invention but more so because of his celebrated and controversial life. Johnson was born on March 31, 1878 in Galveston, Texas under the name John Arthur Johnson and spent much of his teenage life working on boats and along the city’s docks. He began boxing in 1897 and quickly became an accomplished and feared fighter. He became the first Black man to hold the world Heavyweight Title, a fact that did not endear him to the hearts of white boxing fans. He got in troble for dating white women. He got arrested for violation of the Mann Act, law often used from black males traveling with white women. while he was in prison he needed a tool which would help tighten of loosening fastining devices. He therefore crafted a tool and eventually patented it on April 18,1922, calling it a Wrench. he died on june 10,1946 in a automobile accident in Raleigh, North Carolina and was elected to the Boxing Hall of Fame in 1954.]]> 2017-01-06 15:11:37 UTC https://padlet.com/isaiahfells5108/scolln5ecv61/wish/145702711