On display in a Smithsonian museum is a bed that’s carved with not only a great design, but also an origin story that needs to be told. It was crafted by Henry Boyd, an enslaved Black inventor who manufactured furniture in the 1800s. Now, there are crafts people, makers and storytellers reviving techniques and history to inspire more African Americans into the trades.
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