From the book that is causing change in people's lives, BLACK PEOPLE AND THEIR PLACE IN WORLD HISTORY, by Dr. Leroy Vaughn, Foreward by Brad Pye, Jr.
"Leroy William Vaughn M.D., M.B.A. is not only one of the
world’s renowned ophthalmologists, but also one of the leading authorities on
Black history. Basketball is Michael Jordan’s game. Black history and
ophthalmology are Dr. Vaughn’s games.
Dr. Vaughn’s medical credentials and expertise as a diabetic eye specialist and as a remarkable surgeon make him one of the leading
practitioners in his field. His
knowledge as an historian is equally as outstanding.
Dr. Leroy Vaughn
MD, MBA, Historian, Humanitarian
Honorary Nigerian, African Chief
Dr. Vaughn’s patients swear by him for his medical
skills. Historians marvel at him because
of his talents as a researcher and writer on the subject of Black history. As a lecturer, he’s one of the most in-demand
speakers in the nation. Like magic, Dr.
Vaughn can rattle off facts on Black history like an orator recites a speech he
has practiced on delivering for days.
When it comes to reciting the roles Black people have played in world
history, Dr. Vaughn has dazzled some of the most learned minds in America.
Confirmation of this fact can be found on the pages of this
in-depth study on the subject. For
instance, did you know that a Black man with only a sixth grade education named
Garrett Morgan invented the first traffic signal, the gas mask, and
marketed the G. A. Morgan Refining Cream, which was the first hair
straightening product? Did you know that
Garrett Morgan made so much money from his hair cream that he was able to
purchase an automobile? In fact, traffic congestion while driving his new car
was motivation for Morgan’s traffic signal invention.
Did you know that in 1721 an African slave named Onesimus
taught his “master” the age-old African technique for smallpox inoculation in
which a pustule from an infected person was ruptured with a thorn and then used
to puncture the skin of a normal person?
Did anyone ever tell you that the original Haitians were called the
Arawaks or Tainos before Christopher Columbus and that they were very generous
and could swim long distances? Did you
know that George Franklin Grant, a Black man, invented the golf tee in 1898 and
patented it a year later? Grant, one of
the first two African American graduates of the Harvard Dental School, took a
liking to golf. He invented the golf tee
because he didn’t like the way golfers had to mix dirt and water to make a mud
mound for teeing off. Did anyone ever
tell you that a Black man named John Lee Love invented the Love Pencil Sharpener in 1897, the kind most first-graders take to school today?
Did anyone ever tell you that Dr. Charles Richard Drew was
the discoverer of successful blood plasma storage techniques that made blood
banks possible? In 1941, the American
Red Cross appointed Dr. Drew as the director of its first blood bank. Did anyone ever tell you that the collective
contributions of Black Americans to science is so extensive that it is not
possible to live a full day in any part of the United States, or the world for
that matter, without sharing in the benefits of their contributions in such
fields as: biology, chemistry, physics, space and nuclear science? Well, if you didn’t know these things, then
keep on reading, and Dr. Vaughn will tell you about these and hundreds of other
facts about Black history.
Other inventions patented by African Americans include the
folding lawn chair, the doorstop, the ironing board with collapsible legs, and
the bottle cap. In fact, there’s a long
list of inventions made by Blacks during an age dominated by Whites. If Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal,
Kobe Bryant, and Elgin Baylor had been born in the 18th or 19th
century, we would never have known their names because of the concerted effort
not to acknowledge the accomplishments of Black people.
Dr. Vaughn didn’t just decide to write a book on Black
history. This has been his passion and
his life’s mission! Academically, Dr.
Vaughn has the knowledge and the talents to make his life’s work a reality on
the pages of this book. Dr. Vaughn was
rooted and grounded in Black history as a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree and graduated Phi Beta
Kappa in 1969 after a two-year premedical study tour at the University of Vienna in Austria. In addition to Dr.
Vaughn, Morehouse College has produced some of the most prominent and learned scholars
in the world including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., U.S. Surgeon General Dr.David Satcher, and Dr. Charles Finch.
Dr. Benjamin Mays, one of the world’s most noted educators and a mentor
to Dr. King, was president of Morehouse College from 1950 until 1967, and set
an extremely high standard for all Morehouse graduates.
Medically speaking, Dr. Vaughn is tops in his field. He received his medical degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, where he also received the Franklin C. McClain
Award in 1972 as the most outstanding Black medical student in the nation. He interned at the Department of Medicine in Chapel Hill, NC, and completed his ophthalmology fellowship and research
training at Harvard University’s Massachusetts Eye and Ear Hospital in 1979. Dr. Vaughn was certified as a Diplomat of the
American Board of Ophthalmology in 1978 after scoring in the top three
percentile nationally on the written examination. Moreover, he was named as an Associate
Examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology’s oral examinations in 1984.
In addition to a brilliant scholar, Dr. Vaughn is also a
community leader. For giving his time
and his talents to the community, he was honored by the late Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, L.A. County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, the State of California, and
the Aesculapian Honorary Society et al.
Dr. Vaughn’s book should not only be required reading for
Blacks, but for all people. Most of
society still believes what historian Arnold Toynbee wrote in his 1934 history
book: “It will be seen that when we classify mankind by color, the only primary
race that has not made a creative contribution to any civilization is the Black
race.” Dr. Vaughn sets the record
straight on this lie and on so many other untruths about Black history.
Vernon E. Jordan better known as a civil rights fighter,
businessman, lawyer, and “first friend” of President Bill Clinton vividly
illustrates the essence of Dr. Vaughn’s book when he wrote in his book entitled
“Vernon Can Read! A Memoir:” “Black people have done wonderful things for this
country (saved its soul, in fact), and we have been an example to the world in
the process. That should never be
forgotten, even as we continue to press ahead, in our many and varied ways,
toward our future. If we did so much
when we had so little, think of what we can do now that we have so much more.”
Covered in Dr. Vaughn’s book are the Ancient Period, AfterChrist, After 1492 (Columbus), After 1776 (Independence), After 1865 (slavery),
and After 1900 (20th Century).
If you really want to know about “Black People and Their Place in World
History” then you should rush out and obtain a copy of Dr. Vaughn’s masterpiece
before the sun goes down."
Formerly (for thirty years): Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper’s
Sports Editor, Sports Director for KGFJ, KACE, KJLH, and KDAY radio stations.
Currently Brad Pye, Jr. is sports columnist for the
following publications: Los Angeles Watts Times, Compton Bulletin, InglewoodToday and Inland News.
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