{"product_id":"charles-b-brooks-street-sweeper-never-forget-black-innovation-t-shirt-buillth","title":"Charles B. Brooks — Street Sweeper — Never Forget Black Innovation T-Shirt | Buillth","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-top:18px;margin:0 0 16px 0;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;width:100%;\"\u003e\n\u003csvg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"23\" height=\"23\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#1a1a1a\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M9 18h6\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M10 22h4\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M15 14c.2-1 .7-1.7 1.5-2.5A5 5 0 0 0 18 8a6 6 0 0 0-12 0c0 1.7.7 2.8 1.5 3.5.9.8 1.3 1.5 1.5 2.5\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight:700;font-size:19px;color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003eDid You Know?\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery clean city street on earth — every municipality that doesn't rely on people sweeping manually with brooms — runs on a concept invented by Charles B. Brooks, a Black inventor most people have never heard of. In 1896, he invented the self-propelled street sweeper truck. Urban sanitation as the world knows it starts with him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow you know. Wear that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Buillth Street Sweeper tee is part of the Never Forget collection — wearable archives honoring the Black inventors who built the modern world and never got the credit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe design: Museum-quality archival badge. Street sweeper truck, rotating brush mechanism, debris collection system — the invention that cleaned up the modern city, made wearable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWear it. They'll ask. Then you tell them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe shirt: Heavyweight unisex tee. 100% ring-spun cotton. Soft enough to live in, bold enough to start a conversation. Tear-away label. Runs true to size.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles B. Brooks — The Short Version\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles B. Brooks was a Black inventor who, in 1896, invented the self-propelled street sweeper truck — transforming urban sanitation from slow, manual labor into a mechanized system capable of keeping entire cities clean. Before Brooks, city streets were swept by hand — filthy, slow, and never adequate. His invention is the foundation of every clean city street on earth today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e→ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/buillth.com\/pages\/charles-b-brooks\"\u003eRead the full story of Charles B. Brooks on the Buillth inventor page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Printify","offers":[{"title":"Charcoal \/ S","offer_id":49529305366778,"sku":"23099072933214614534","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ S","offer_id":49529305399546,"sku":"24277627586575766447","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ S","offer_id":49529305432314,"sku":"28631396878703645907","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ S","offer_id":49529305465082,"sku":"24377700911038262009","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Charcoal \/ M","offer_id":49529305497850,"sku":"20266708196212027005","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ M","offer_id":49529305530618,"sku":"25754492501552228571","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ M","offer_id":49529305563386,"sku":"25893226855649827366","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ M","offer_id":49529305596154,"sku":"11138980739073174581","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Charcoal \/ L","offer_id":49529305628922,"sku":"16952387032915961372","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ L","offer_id":49529305661690,"sku":"10426586476896946127","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ L","offer_id":49529305694458,"sku":"15418658571200872073","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Charcoal \/ XL","offer_id":49529305727226,"sku":"29737130348758524968","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ XL","offer_id":49529305759994,"sku":"59406079955274688220","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ XL","offer_id":49529305792762,"sku":"14457922351734585998","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XL","offer_id":49529305825530,"sku":"83010777009403636322","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Charcoal \/ 2XL","offer_id":49529305858298,"sku":"25149658497932550977","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ 2XL","offer_id":49529305891066,"sku":"28258339600623985497","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ 2XL","offer_id":49529305923834,"sku":"28790444011248076424","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ 2XL","offer_id":49529305956602,"sku":"51874641904195401090","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Charcoal \/ 3XL","offer_id":49529305989370,"sku":"21839302562022922888","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ 3XL","offer_id":49529306022138,"sku":"30953783303669633050","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Charcoal \/ 4XL","offer_id":49529306054906,"sku":"27526892076231588947","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0837\/7666\/7898\/files\/Street_Sweeper_Blk_Innovation_-_Navy_Blue.jpg?v=1783921726","url":"https:\/\/buillth.com\/products\/charles-b-brooks-street-sweeper-never-forget-black-innovation-t-shirt-buillth","provider":"Buillth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}