Automatic Dustpan

It is the story of a little boy named Theo, who woke up one morning and asked God: "That if there were no blacks in the world?"
Well, God thought for a moment, then said: "My son, follow me around today and we'll just see what it would be like if there were no black people in the world. Get dressed and we'll start. "

Theo ran to his room to store clothing and shoes. But there was no shoes and his clothes were all wrinkled. He looked for iron, but when he reached for the ironing board, it was gone. You see Sarah Boone, a black woman, invented the ironing board and Jan E. Matzelinger, a black man invented the shoe lasting machine.

"Well," God said, "Go and do your hair." Theo ran to his room to comb his hair but the comb was not there. You see, Walter Sammons, a Black man, invented the comb. Theo decided to sweep her hair, but the brush was gone. You see Lydia O. Newman, a Black female invented the brush.

Well, it was a sight, no shoes, wrinkled clothes, hair disheveled, without the hair care inventions of Madam CJ Walker, - well, you get the picture. God told Theo, "Let's do the chores around the house and then make a trip to the grocery store."

Theo's job was to sweep the floor. He swept and swept and swept. When he reached for the shovel, he was not there. You see, Lloyd P. Ray, a black man, invented the shovel. So he swept his pile of earth in the corner and left there. He decides to clean the floor, but the brush was passed. You see, Thomas W. Stewart, a black man, invented the mop.

Theo said, "I'm not having any luck." "Well, my son," says God. "We must wash clothes and prepare a list for groceries." When he had finished, Theo put the clothes in the dryer, but there was not. You see, George T. Samon, a Black man, invented the clothes dryer. Theo has a pen and paper to prepare the list for the market, but noticed that the pencil lead was broken, and he was out of luck because John Love, a black man, invented the copper- pencil. He reached for a pen, but he was not there because William Purvis, a Black man, invented the fountain pen. In fact, Lee Burridge typewriter, and WA Lavette, the printing press.

So they decided to head to the market. Well, when Theo opened the door, he noticed the grass was so high it was great. You see the lawn mower was invented by John Burr, a black man.

They made their way to the car and found it would not just go. You see, Robert Spikes, a Black man, invented the automatic gearshift and Joseph Gammel invented the supercharging system for internal combustion engines.

They have noticed that the few cars that were moving were running to each other and having wrecks because there were no traffic lights. You see, Garrett A. Morgan, a black man invented fire.

Well, it was getting late, so they walked on the market, got their groceries and returned home. Just when they were preparing to store milk, eggs and butter, they noticed the refrigerator was gone. You see, John Standard, a Black man, invented the refrigerator. So they put food on the counter.

At the moment, they noticed that it became powerful cold. Theo went to turn the heat and what do you know, Alive Parker, a black woman, invented the heating furnace. Even in summer, they were out of luck because Frederick Jones, a Black man, invented the air conditioner.

It was almost time for Theo's father to arrive home. He usually took the bus, but there was no bus because its precursor, the electric tram, invented by another Black, Elbert T. Rob.