North Star: Minnesota's Black Pioneers
Hallock's Handyman
Clip: Episode 1 | 4m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
Inventor, racecar driver and self-taught engineer Frederick McKinley Jones is...
Inventor, racecar driver and self-taught engineer Frederick McKinley Jones is recognized as one of America's greatest inventors. A longtime resident of Hallock, Minnesota, Jones revolutionized the American food industry with his work on refrigerated transportation. He became the first African American to receive the national medal of technology and holds over 60 patents.
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North Star: Minnesota's Black Pioneers is a local public television program presented by Minnesota PBS
North Star: Minnesota's Black Pioneers
Hallock's Handyman
Clip: Episode 1 | 4m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
Inventor, racecar driver and self-taught engineer Frederick McKinley Jones is recognized as one of America's greatest inventors. A longtime resident of Hallock, Minnesota, Jones revolutionized the American food industry with his work on refrigerated transportation. He became the first African American to receive the national medal of technology and holds over 60 patents.
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