Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Celebrating Black History Month: Isaac R. Johnson, African American patented first bicycle frame



Isaac R. Johnson, born ca. 1812 in New York, did not invent the bicycle frame, but he did perfect it.  He became the first African American man to patent a new frame, which is still in use today.

Not much is known about Johnson other than what information was included on the patent paperwork, which he filed in April 1899. He was granted the patent in October 1899. 


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