
This Juneteenth, Meet the Black Mississippian Who Created Tech for Future Cell Phone
Dr. Henry T. Sampson Jr., an African American inventor from Jackson, Miss., co-created and patented the technology that led to the cell phone.
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Dr. Henry T. Sampson Jr., an African American inventor from Jackson, Miss., co-created and patented the technology that led to the cell phone.
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