Elijah McCoy was the real McCoy. Maybe. The inventor held 57 United States patents, mostly related to the railway. His inventions, which were not headline-making outside the field of steam engines ...

As we end Black History Month, it’s worth remembering the amazing story of the “Real McCoy.” Elijah J. McCoy was born a free person in Colchester, Ontario, Canada on May 2, 1844.

Google is commemorating the birthday of Elijah McCoy, a Black Canadian-American engineer, and inventor who was born 178 years ago today. McCoy’s inventions revolutionized train efficiency, and ...

In the case of playwright Andrew Moodie's work, THE REAL MCCOY, we're treated to a biographical account of forgotten black inventor Elijah McCoy (1844-1929).