Black History Fact of the Day

C.B. Brooks invented the street sweeper in 1896.

A black man, Charles B. Brooks, invented a street sweeper truck and patented it on March 17, 1896. Historically, prior to Brooks' truck, streets were commonly cleaned by walking workers, picking up by hand or broom, or by horse-drawn machines. Brooks' truck had brushes attached to the front fender that pushed trash to the curb.  

Thanks,

Worldsweeper.com for the info