Did you know that Garrett Morgan’s inventions helped make the world a safer place? Don’t believe me? Does the gas mask or traffic light ring a bell? Thought so!
**Please note that the illustration of Garrett Morgan was drawn by me, Jakia Fuller. Images of the inventions are patent sketches from Garrett Morgan’s patent applications, which can be found on the official United States Patent and Trademark Office website and Google Patents. **
As apart of the Black In Project, we’re adding educational illustrations about individuals past, present and future. To learn more about the Black In Project. Our goal is to get your interest piqued for you to go out and conduct your own research about these amazing individuals.
To learn more about Garrett Morgan:
- Garrett Morgan | National Inventors Hall of Fame
- Biography of Garrett Morgan, Inventor of the Gas Mask
- Garrett Morgann (Traffic Light Inventor) – Black History Month
- ‘Invention of the traffic light by Garrett Mogran was in Cleveland in 1923
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