Henry E. Baker (1857 – 1928) compiled the first list of African American patent holders. Baker’s list was used by leaders of the Civil Rights movement at the time as evidence that Black Americans were inventive, creative, and contributing to the nation’s advancement. Rebekah Oakes, acting historian with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and Rini Paiva, executive vice president at the National Inventors Hall of Fame, joined Ray to talk about inventors on the list from Ohio.