"I did a book in 1996, an overview of black history. In that process I became more aware of a lot of the black inventors of the 19th century."

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Both sides of my family had come from Ireland in the 19th century for the same reason: There was nothing to eat over there. Since then, I've tried to make up for the potato famine by making the potato the only vegetable that passes these lips.

— Art Donovan