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This Black Man Invented The First FLYING MACHINE!

What if I told you the Wright Brothers weren't actually first? In Pineville, a black man named Charles Frederick Paige built and patented an airship that could fly. He did this in 1903, the same year the Wright Brothers took off at Kitty Hawk. But here's the crazy part: Paige got his patent in April 1906, and the Wright Brothers didn't get theirs until May 1906. So why don't you know his name? That's what we're about to find out, and trust me, the answer is going to make your blood boil. Charles Frederick Paige was born into slavery. Back then, teaching slaves to read was literally illegal. You could be beaten, mutilated, or killed just for learning your ABCs. But Paige taught himself anyway. He learned to read and write in secret, which was basically a death sentence if he got caught. This wasn't just about education. It was an act of rebellion, a way to fight back against a system designed to keep him powerless. After slavery ended, Paige became obsessed with flight. His family says he would watch dragonflies for hours, just staring at how they moved through the air. His grandson Joseph remembers the stories passed down through generations. Paige would sit there in the Louisiana heat, watching these insects zoom around, studying every twist and turn. That's where it started, with a man watching bugs and dreaming of something impossible.