Moorish History

Moorish Nobles, these are referred to as Black Nobles. Some Europeans classified Black Nobles to be so-called White. But upon research you will find differently.
Think about it. A picture of a ‘white’ Jesus is in certain bibles and homes of Moorish families (Black families as they call themselves today). Even Dominicans and Puerto Ricans believe this lie, yet when you read revelation it should dispel the myth. But conditioning through indoctrination was a practice among many to control the Moorish Nation. Many woke up but many refused to.

A Moor by Juriaen of Streeck (1619-1673). Most people do not realize how many pictures exist of Moors in Europe. Why the love of Moors? Names, family crests, geographical indications, all references to the Moor, according to Codfried.

As a response Codfried writes: “Part of the Moritzburg Treasure (Renaissance), , with a gold and silver cup in the form of a Moor’s head, which was used at high nobility marriages. Why Moor’s head? The Moor was apparently in high regard.”

We have decided to share this with the Moorish Members of in the Moorish College regarding the Black nobility in Europe especially? According to black Dutch researcher Egmond Codfried and author of the book “Belle van Zuylen’s forgotten grandmother” there was Moorish nobility in Europe, but there history and images were later carefully tucked away. His claims are controversial, and of course not accepted by European historians and the common man.
Codfried has systematically studied hundreds of paintings of famous and less famous nobility. He regularly stumbled upon people who looked black or coloured, or although they were white, clearly had African facial features.

About his work he writes: “This study of historical sources and literature on black and coloured historic persons was inspired by the chance finding of a portrait of Maria Jacoba van Goor (portraited in the picture). We get a view of the problems and of the methods to identify these Moorish Europeans. This beautiful painting was also a reason to cast an afro centric view at Belle van Zuylens life and her works, the biographies in the origin of her financial fortune. Through her coloured grandmother, the Dutch Belle van Zuylen
(1740-1805) also known as Madame de Charrière, joins the rank of writers as the Russian Alexander Pushkin, the French Alexander Dumas and Colette, the Britons Elizabeth Barrett and her husband Robert Browning.

Queen Charlotte Sophie of Mecklenburg Strelitz (1744-1818), Wife of George III
Described by others in her time as ‘a true mulatto face’ , ‘ brown’ or ‘ yellow.’ Her nose is to wide and her mouth shows the same fault.

These is Europeans of great merit, who had Moorish forefathers. Also we find that Belle was a friend of Pierre Alexander Du Peyrou (1729-1794), a brown coloured and wealthy Surinam plantation owner in Swiss. He is renowned as a close friend, benefactor and publisher of the most famous philosopher of the Enlightenment, Jean Jaques Rousseau.

Maurits Huygens (painted by Rembrandt in 1632) the older brother of Constantine Huygens. Constantine was one the most famous poets in the Golden Century.
A painting of the French-Swiss painter Liotard (1702-1789) “Portrait of a young woman”. Leotard is also considered coloured by Codfried.

Most people do not realize how many pictures exist of Moors in Europe. Why the love of Moors? Names, family crests, geographical indications, all references to the Moor, according to Codfried.

As a response Codfried writes: “Part of the Moritzburg Treasure (Renaissance), , with a gold and silver cup in the form of a Moor’s head, which was used at high nobility marriages. Why Moor’s head? The Moor was apparently in high regard.”

PORTRAIT OF AN AFRICAN MAN January Mostaert (ca.1474-Haarlem Haarlem 1552/1553) Ca. 1520-1530. A unique 16th-century portrait a painting of an African Moor in European clothing – with sword – portrayed as a Habsburg-Burgondian nobleman from that period. The self-conscious attitude, clothes and rich attributes demonstrate a successful assimilation of this man within the cultural norms of the European Renaissance.

Moors were in the 16th-century Europe rarely people of distinction. Most of them were imported as slaves in Spain and Portugal. A small number of them were released over the years, but most were employed as servant to their masters. It was termed indentured servants.

Only the Congo, which in the late 15th century was Christianized by the Portuguese, had a special status as a black kingdom of which the elite was educated in Portugal. Some Congolese made it as scholar, clerk, musician and jester quite far. Most remained employed in subordinate occupations. In the Netherlands, where the slave status was not recognized, Negroes usually came along as servants of Spanish and Portuguese traders. These were the moors that were converted to Christianity. Some were forced and some volunteered due to the conditions at the time.

But why is it so important to show that so-called black or coloured people were part of the European nobility? Codfried’s motivation is to show that Europe was never as ‘white’ as we have been taught. Black people were always in Europe, even among the European nobility. It goes for the same here in North America. Moors were always here.

Moors referred to as Blacks, Negros, West Indians and Africans (all colonial labels placed on them by those that defeated their forefathers) being known as the original people occupied every inch of the planet earth way before the ‘White’ race. White is used just like black is used today, but in all reality there is no such person called black or white and there is no land named white land or black land. There was only Asiatic and European. As we return to the original thought, moors referred to as blacks were living in Britain from prehistoric times to present. One of the reasons you cannot find their land marks is because you are looking under the labels black and Negro, when no such people ever existed. You will do best to look under the different spelling of the word Moor.

The Irish tradition tells of a giant-like people of Africans headed by a king with a retinue of priests called Fomorians. They were depicted as gloomy sea giants who brought their skills from Africa via Spain. When you here of the history the Irish kicked the snakes out of Ireland they were talking about when they kicked the Moors out of Island.

The original Celtic priesthood were Dark Olive ( Moors yesterday and today whom society call black, dark olive or as other call them blue blacks) as mentioned earlier. The ‘White’ Druids had nothing to do with the construction of Stonehenge since it predated their emergence by several centuries. Also take clear note the Druids are mystics and the first Druids were dark olive. Later in history the amalgamation created the tawny Druids. If you look at the celebrations of the druids regarding the four seasons you will see that the scientific and cultural Moors practice the same demonstration today- 2012.

The Formorians are believed to be Carthaginian pirates and/or traders. Carthage was a Phoenician colony. Attempts have been made to classify them as Semites. They belonged to the Asiatic Nation.
Phoenicia or Canaan was a Dark Olive civilization before the migration of Indo-Europeans. After the dispersal from the Tower of Babel, Canaan, Ham’s youngest son, moved to Palestine which was then uninhabited. They called the land Canaan. The Canaanites were a very gifted people who built great cities such as Jericho. Canaan’s first son, Sidon, became the father of the Sidonians or Phoenicians. When the Dark Olive Hebrews invaded their land most of the Canaanites fled Palestine to what is called Africa. Remember the first Moorish Temple the Prophet Noble Drew Ali set up was called the Canaanite Temple out of Newark- New-Ark, New Jersey.
The Roman historian, Tacitus, mentioned “the dark complexion and unusually curly hair” of the Silures, or Black Celts who he believed migrated there from Spain. When Julius Caesar invaded Britain he met these Moors. Julius Caesar’s army was itself composed of prominent Moors. In fact ‘Blacks’ have served as Roman emperors on a number of occasions. This gives further validity that he was a Moor. Just like Willian the Conquer- Normans.
If you research you will find your facts. Yes, curly hair or wooly hair like our Brother Jesus who had skin like burned in the furnish, eyes red like fire and feet like burned etc.
“Moreover, his head and his hair were white as white wool, as snow, and his eyes as a fiery flame.”(Revelation 1:14) His snow-white hair indicates wisdom due to length of life. (Compare Proverbs 16:31.) And his fiery eyes show that he is sharp, alert, as he searches, tests, or expresses indignation. Even Jesus’ feet catch John’s attention: “And his feet were like fine copper when glowing in furnace; and his voice was as the sound of many waters.”(Revelation 1:15) In the vision, Jesus’ feet are like copper, glowing, bright-properly so for one who walks zealously and with a fine standing in the presence of Jehovah God. Moreover, while in the Bible divine things are often pictured by gold, so things human are sometimes represented by copper. So Jesus’ glowing feet like fine copper remind us of how “comely” his feet were when he walked the earth preaching the good news.-Isaiah 52:7; Romans 10:15.

What is it going to take for the world to reread this passage in the bible and see that the white image of Jesus is a lie. The passage from every angle contradicts that Jesus was white. Nonetheless, the history is not a biblical discussion but a level of truth for self motivation and progressive steps to restore the Moorish Nation. If church or mosque is what you are seeking then please travel on that path.http://www.bing.com/mm/s/loading_lg.gif
Let it be clear that Jesus was not ‘white’. Based on the bible he was of the original nation. If you read the words and look at the picture you will see that a big lie was displayed to the world. You can give thanks to one of their representative, Michael Angelo; he is the one that drew the picture on the wall.

The Scots are themselves of Dark Olive origin. Ireland was once known as Scotia Magna and Scotland was called Caledonia until about the third century A.D. (After the Defeat of the Moors- C.M. Bey) when a tribe invaded Caledonia and the name was changed to Scotia. The Irish are said to have derived the name Scotia from the daughter of an Egyptian Pharaoh named Scota. The original Egyptians were Dark Olive. Egyptian is a word of Greek original which mean long hair. One of the original names was chemist.

The construction of Stonehenge has been attributed to giants who sailed from what the European call Africa bringing their skills with them. The presence of giants may not necessarily be a figment of the imagination. Giants have been mentioned in the Bible. There were a dark olive Canaanites people called Anakin. When the dark olive Hebrews first saw them they realized how small they were themselves: “And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.” (Numbers 13:33).

Some people look at the word Jew and ask what the relationship with the Moslems is. It’s in the name Ishmael- You cannot spell the name Ishmael without spelling ISLAM. Ish, Ma, El. All have meaning. Clock of Destiny Moorish –Americans members of the Clock of Destiny Order founded by C.M. Bey are familiar with said studies. Anak was a Black giant, a descendant of Canaan, the youngest son of Ham. Ham is widely believed to be the ancestor of the Moorish Nation.

In addition, the word Jew does not pertain to a race, nation or religion. It pertains to a rite of passage. Moors do not hate or dislike the Jews of fair skin, with blue blood. Moorish Americans of the Clock of Destiny Order College understand that we have common grounds of discomfort and success. In addition, if you read Clock of Destiny 2 (book) you learned that no such people exist. You must understand their studies to best understand what Charles Mosley Bey meant by this statement.

C.A. Diop in his work, The African Origin of Civilization made reference to the megaliths. He said, “These are found only in lands inhabited by Negroes or Negroids, or in places that they have frequented, the area that Speiser calls “the great megalithic civilization,” which extends from Africa to India, Australia, South America, Spain and Brittany. It is known that the menhirs and dolmens of Brittany date back to an epoch of an agricultural and copper civilization. Moreover, Spain and Brittany were stopovers for the Phoenicians, a Negroid group, en route to pick up tin from the British mines. That megalithic civilization in Brittany belongs to the second millennium, the period when the Phoenicians frequented those regions. This combination of facts should leave no doubt on the southern and Negro origin of the megaliths in Brittany.” Yes, the word Negro is used again. The word derives from the Niger black River.
Please look it up. Many Moors referred to as blacks hate this word. If they understood its original the hatred would not be so negative, however, here in North America it was used by so-called white slave masters and their family and children ongoing whom permitted a bad memory of hatred in their hearts, therefore a thought of the word aggravates them very much.

The Phoenicians were also commissioned by the Kemitic King Necho II (Nekau II) to sail around ‘Africa’. This was 2100 years before Vasco da Gama attempted a similar feat when in 1497 and 1499 he sailed from Portugal to India and back again around the Cape of Good Hope.

According to Herodotus, “…the Egyptian King Neco… sent out a fleet manned by a Phoenician crew with orders to sail round and return to Egypt and the Mediterranean by the pillars of Heracles. The Phoenicians sailed from the Red Sea into the southern ocean… and after two full years rounded the Pillars of Heracles in the course of the third, and returned to Egypt.”

The Basques in Spain are considered to be a branch of the colony founded there by Moors. Their language is totally different from any in Spain and for that matter in Europe.

Moors are also mentioned in Welsh folk-tales, such as in the story of Peredur in The Mabinogion. They are sometimes referred to in unflattering terms, as ugly, giants, misshapen and oppressors.

The original knights of Europe including the Knights of King Arthur’s round table were Dark Olive. There was a Moorish, Gormund who ruled Ireland at the time of the Anglo-Saxons. There were also Moors among the Vikings. (Purchase the video Long Ship from our collection on this site)The first King to unite Norway was Moorish. He was known as Halfdan the Black. He was not called Black simply because of the color of his hair but because he was dark-skinned. The other term for Moor is Blackamoor. Meaning Black as Moors- Nature Knows to Color line by J.A.Roger.

The Roman Emperor Septimius Severus who led a conquest of Britain was a full-blooded Moor, born in what is called today as North Africa. The original name on very old maps every military map was called North Mexi, Central Mexi etc. The premier had this map years ago. However, the Moorish Americans call it North Amexum.

One of the Moorish Vikings was known as Thorhall, living at the time of Eric the Red. He was among the crew that took the Vikings to the shores of North America (North Amexem) before the birth of Columbus. He has been described as “a large man, and strong, black and like a giant, silent and foul-mouthed in his speech, and always egged on Eric to the worst, he was a bad Christian.”

The Moorish Britons were sometimes referred to as “shameless Irish robbers,” and the word “Scot” came to be synonymous with “vagabond.” Mafia was originally applied to Moors.
You, see so called blacks never had history besides what slavery here in North Amexem permitted them to produce. Black histories go back to only slavery in North America. The proper term to apply to these blacks in order to find their history will be Moor, Cushites, Olmec, Spaniards and later Arab due to the mixing of blood, Moriscos, Maroons, Maranoes, Turks, and Saracens. Later on you will find Negro, Colored, Coons, and in the 20 century, African American. After this we as moors don’t know what it will be.

On the origin of the word “Blackmail,” David Mac Ritchie tells us that, “the expression applied by the inhabitants of Wales to the tribute exacted from their prince, Meredith, by the Danish pirates [Black Danes] of the year 987 A.D., virtually signified “black-mail.” And, moreover, “the tribute of the black army” precisely phrases the tax paid by Theodosius to Rugilas, King of the Huns, five centuries before. It was black-mail. That is the origin of the term. Dane-gelt was black-mail, equally with the tribute paid to the black Huns by the Romans.”

However, Whites did not consider so-called Blacks in Early Europe as being all evil and dangerous. David MacRitchie cites a writer in Ancient and Modern Britons, who claimed that, “in so far as I have been able to observe, the black race is superior to the fair in stature and strength…in respect to intellect, they are acute, accurate observers of natural phenomena, quick of apprehension and fluent in speech. In their moral character they are at least much superior to the population of most of the lowland parishes.”
The Scottish historian David MacRitchie, further tells us that Alpin, the father of Kenneth MacAlpin (Mac means son of) was half Scottish Black and half Pictish Black. Kenneth (the son) was the first to unite the two primary branches of Moors in Scotland.

In the African Origin of Civilization by Cheikh Anta Diop, we are told that “The King of Ghana was called Maga,” and that the word could have originated as far back as the Third Century B.C. like the Sarakole language. In the second volume of Ancient and Modern Britons, were presented with “Maga Dubh,” which in the Scottish language of the time meant “Black King.”
Two British writers, Gerald Massey and Godfrey Higgins believe that Blacks built Stonehenge. Gerald Massey (In Volume I of his work, A Book of the Beginnings claims that Stonehenge was built by a Black architect known s Morien. He says, “Now, as a Negro is still known as a MORIEN in English, may note this indicate that MORIEN belonged to the black race, the Kushite builders?”- Moors.

Godfrey Higgins says in the first Volume of Anacalypsis, “In my Essay on The Celtic Druids, I have shewn, that a great nation called the Celtae, of whom the Druids were the priests, spread themselves almost over the whole earth, and are to be traced in their rude gigantic monuments from India to the extremity of Britain. Who these can have been but the early individuals of the black nation of whom we have been treating I know not, and in this opinion I am not singular. The learned Maurice says, “Cushites, i.e. Celts, built the great temples in India and Britain, and excavated the caves of the former.” And the learned Mathematician, Ruben Burrow, has no hesitation in pronouncing Stonehenge to be a temple of the black, curly-headed Buddha.”

Benjamin Banneker, a Maryland Free Moor, contributed to the field of science, mathematics, and political affairs. A man of dignified dress and appearance. Friends said he looked like Benjamin Franklin. Banneker began his studies as a teenager. Using crude tools, he constructed a clock, the first one made entirely with American parts.

Banneker educated himself with books borrowed from a Quaker neighbor. He also established the first Almanac. Banneker was appointed in later years to the commission upon Jefferson’s suggestion to President Washington. With his Quaker friend, George Ellicott, Banneker chose the sites for the White House, the Capitol, and many other important government buildings

To all the Moors in North, South and Central America, especially members of the Moorish International College of the Great Seal our Premier would like for you to take the word of industrious and culture to heart and qualify yourself either in self study like Ben Bey or those Asiatics that attended Harvard University, Yale, Moor House, Spellman, even Oxford University or Cambridge or the like.

We have a need to set our house in order and then contribute to our community and Country. Some may say why these universities? We will ask why not. It’s simple if you don’t have the funds now prepare your children to obtain a scholarship in the future. If you cannot it doesn’t mean you cannot qualify your children.
The Moorish College of the Great Seal revealed these truths so that its members can carry out what the Prophet and Moses (C.M.Bey) desired for us all. We feel strongly that we must eliminate from our minds those thoughts that harm and prevent progress. Study the above Moors and build confidence then lead by example. It’s not all about law. We need a balance which we feel is; unity, culture, refinement, civilization, progress, industry and respect for all.

The Premier told us a story of when he attended Cambridge University in 2000 in the United Kingdom a woman from Malaysia after a discussion, stood up, hit the table and said that “You Moors need to rule again”. We think this is very aspiring. In our ruling process we must weed out those bad weeds. To rule we need a skill, trade or talent cultivated with our Moorish five principles.

Dear Moorish Members In the United Kingdom, Germany, Guyana, and here in North America that are members of the Clock of Destiny Moorish College and the Clock of Destiny Moorish Temple. This is especially for your instructions. The fact is all Moors should be living these standards out. In your case there are members you can connect with in this building process.

As C.M. Bey said, they badly need our help (Clock of Destiny Vol.1 page 38). For the Moorish Sisters read page 20-22 with pages 28-29 you have a big responsibility. If you are a member of the College contact the Premier and the secrets of C.M. Bey will to disclose for the benefit of our next generations.

We post this chess game played by Moors because our methods must be strategically established and implemented. Without a well planned out program than success is guaranteed to fail.

When you research you will find that the Moors played chest for property and not just for sport and play. Therefore, every Moor, especially members should always value every move they make to achieve a goal that will bring a valuable return.

The idea of a blood bank was pioneered by Dr. Charles Richard Drew (1904-1950). Dr. Drew was an American medical doctor and surgeon who started the idea of a blood bank and a system for the long term preservation of blood plasma (he found that plasma kept longer than whole blood). His ideas revolutionized the medical profession and saved many, many lives. Dr. Drew set up and operated the blood plasma bank at the Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, NY. Drew’s project was the model for the Red Cross’ system of blood banks, of which he became the first director.

George Washington Carver (1865?-1943) was an American scientist, educator, humanitarian, and former slave. Carver developed hundreds of products from peanuts, sweet potatoes, pecans, and soybeans; his discoveries greatly improved the agricultural output and the health of Southern farmers. Before this, the only main crop in the South was cotton. The products that Carver invented included a rubber substitute, adhesives, foodstuffs, dyes, pigments, and many other products.

The potato chip was invented in 1853 by George Crum. Crum was a Native American/African American chef at the Moon Lake Lodge resort in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA. French fries were popular at the restaurant and one day a diner complained that the fries were too thick. Although Crum made a thinner batch, the customer was still unsatisfied. Crum finally made fries that were too thin to eat with a fork, hoping to annoy the extremely fussy customer. The customer, surprisingly enough, was happy – and potato chips were invented!

Clatonia Joaquin Dorticus was an African-American inventor who received many patents. He invented an apparatus for applying dyes to the sides of the soles and heels of shoes (patent # 535,820, March 19, 1895), a machine for embossing (contouring the paper of) photographs (patent # 537,442, April 16, 1895), a device that helped develop photographs (patent # 537,968, April 23, 1895), and a leak stopper for hoses (patent # 629,315, July 18, 1899).

The street letter drop mailbox with a hinged door that closed to protect the mail was invented by Philip B. Downing. Downing, an African-American inventor, patented his new device on October 27, 1891 (US Patent # 462,093).

Dr. Charles Richard Drew (1904-1950) was an American medical doctor and surgeon who started the idea of a blood bank and a system for the long-term preservation of blood plasma (he found that plasma kept longer than whole blood). His ideas revolutionized the medical profession and have saved many, many lives.

The gas mask was invented by Garrett Morgan, an African-American inventor. Morgan used his gas mask (patent No. 1,090,936, 1914) to rescue miners who were trapped underground in a noxious mine. Soon after, Morgan was asked to produce gas masks for the US Army. .

Sarah E. Goode was a businesswoman and inventor. Goode invented the folding cabinet bed, a space-saver that folded up against the wall into a cabinet. When folded up, it could be used as a desk, complete with compartments for stationery and writing supplies. Goode owned a furniture store in Chicago, Illinois, and invented the bed for people living in small apartments. Goode’s patent was the first one obtained by an African-American woman inventor (patent #322,177, approved on July 14, 1885).

Lewis Howard Latimer (1848-1928) was an African-American inventor who was a member of Edison’s research team, which was called “Edison’s Pioneers.” Latimer improved the newly-invented incandescent light bulb by inventing a carbon filament (which he patented in 1881).

For more information on Lewis Howard Latimer

• MAILBOX
  1. The street letter drop mailbox with a hinged door that closed to protect the mail was invented by Philip B. Downing. Downing, an African-American inventor, patented his new device on October 27, 1891 (US Patent # 462,093).
• McCOY, ELIJAH
  1. Elijah McCoy (1843 or 1844-1929) was a mechanical engineer and inventor. McCoy’s high-quality industrial inventions (especially his steam engine lubricator) were the basis for the expression “the real McCoy,” meaning the real, authentic, or high-quality thing.
• MORGAN, GARRETT
  1. Garrett Augustus Morgan (March 4, 1877 – August 27, 1963), was an African-American inventor and businessman. He was the first person to patent a traffic signal. He also developed the gas mask (and many other inventions). Morgan used his gas mask (patent No. 1,090,936, 1914) to rescue miners who were trapped underground in a noxious mine. Soon after, Morgan was asked to produce gas masks for the US Army.
• POTATO CHIPS
  1. The potato chip was invented in 1853 by George Crum. Crum was a Native American/African American chef at the Moon Lake Lodge resort in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA. French fries were popular at the restaurant and one day a diner complained that the fries were too thick. Although Crum made a thinner batch, the customer was still unsatisfied. Crum finally made fries that were too thin to eat with a fork, hoping to annoy the extremely fussy customer. The customer, surprisingly enough, was happy – and potato chips were invented!
• RILLIEUX, NORBERT
  1. Norbert Rillieux (March 17, 1806-October 8, 1894) was an African-American inventor and engineer who invented a device that revolutionized sugar processing. Rillieux’s multiple effect vacuum sugar evaporator (patented in 1864) made the processing of sugar more efficient, faster, and much safer. The resulting sugar was also superior. His apparatus was eventually adopted by sugar processing plants all around the world.
• TRAFFIC SIGNAL
  1. Garrett Augustus Morgan (March 4, 1877 – August 27, 1963) was an African-American inventor and businessman. He was the first person to patent a traffic signal. He also developed the gas mask (and many other inventions). Morgan used his gas mask (patent No. 1,090,936, 1914) to rescue miners who were trapped underground in a noxious mine. Soon after, Morgan was asked to produce gas masks for the US Army.
• WALKER, MADAME C. J.
  1. Madam C. J. Walker (December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919) was an inventor, businesswoman and self-made millionaire. Sarah Breedlove McWilliams C. J. Walker was an African-American who developed many beauty and hair care products that were extremely popular. Madam Walker started her cosmetics business in 1905. Her first product was a scalp treatment that used petrolatum and sulphur. She added Madam to her name and began selling her new “Walker System” door-to-door. Walker soon added new cosmetic products to her line. The products were very successful and she soon had many saleswomen, called “Walker Agents,” who sold her products door to door and to beauty salons.
• AT A GLANCE:
  1. Garrett Augustus Morgan (1877-1963), is best known for his invention of the automatic traffic signal. He also is the inventor of the gas mask, used by firemen in the early 1900s and by soldiers in World War I. Source: US Department of Transportation
• Inventor:Garrett Augustus Morgan
• Criteria:First to patent. Entrepreneur.
• Birth:March 4, 1877 in Paris, Kentucky
• Death:August 27, 1963 in Cleveland, Ohio
• Nationality:American

Invented: A form of eye surgery using lasers
Dr. Patricia Bath, an ophthalmologist from New York, but living in Los Angeles when she received her patent, became the first African American woman doctor to receive a patent for a medical invention. Patricia Bath’s patent (no. 4,744,360), a method for removing cataract lenses, transformed eye surgery, using a laser device making the procedure more accurate (Cataract Laserphaco Probe). The probe, patented in 1988, is designed to use the power of a laser to quickly and painlessly vaporize cataracts from patients’ eyes, replacing the more common method of using a grinding, drill-like device to remove the afflictions. With another invention, Bath was able to restore sight to people who had been blind for over 30 years