Black Inventor Philip Downing is the reason for mailboxes and then some
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Inventors; Philip Downing; Mailboxes
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Born in Providence, Rhode Island on March 22, 1857, Philip Downing would go on to live a life of creation.
The son of well-known abolitionist and business owner George T. Downing and Serena L. deGrasse, Philip Bell Downing grew up around influential leaders from birth.
His grandfather, Thomas Downing, had been born to emancipated parents in Virginia. A successful businessman, Thomas Downing played an important role in founding the United Anti-Slavery Society of the City of New York in the mid-1830s. And Phillip was there the whole time soaking up game.
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