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Black Economist's Research Finds A Blindspot On A Theory Of Innovation

When Lisa Cook tried to publish her research showing how segregation and racial violence held back Black innovation, she encountered obstacles.

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Patent filings by black investors in America declined noticeably following the Tulsa massacre of 1921.

CHILDS: She knew that there were laws on the books protecting black inventions, but they weren't enforced like they were for white inventors.

CHILDS: The message was clear - the government would not provide even the most basic protections to black Americans, not for their lives, not for their property, certainly not for their inventions.

COOK: If I'm a black inventor, why would I ever invent anything if I thought the intellectual property was never going to be defended?
Source: Stories About Black History

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