In a bid to woo the African American voters ahead of the US presidential elections, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden raised eyebrows saying that a black man invented the light bulb and not a “white man” named Edison.
Speaking at Grace Lutheran Church said, “we don’t teach history in history classes.”
“People fear that’s, which, that which is different. We gotta, for example, why in God’s name don’t we teach history in history classes? A black guy invented the light bulb, not a white guy named Edison,” he said.
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Fact Check: Thomas Edison did indeed invent the light bulb. Lewis Latimer (the black man Biden likely had in mind?) created an improved filament that allowed bulbs to burn longer.”
Was Biden’s incorrect Edison statement intended as fuel to create more racial divisions or just to pander to the black vote?