The impact Garrett Morgan made on others was mostly through his inventions and by starting a newspaper to help the black community feel more represented. The newspaper was the Cleveland Call (later called the Call and Post).
Here are some important dates and inventions of Garrett Morgan:
1901~ Mr. Morgan sold his first invention (a belt fastener for sewing machines)
1907~ Opened his own sewing machine sales and service business
1909~ Began tailoring business
1912~ Invented his safety hood, or gas inhalator
1913~ Invented hair straightener and started the G.A. Morgan Hair Refining Cream company
1914~ Got a patent for the safety hood and started the National Safety Device Company to make the safety hoods
1923~ Got the patent for the traffic safety signal
1920s~ Owner and publisher of the Cleveland Call newspaper
1931~ He was a political candidate in Cleveland's City Council race
Garret Morgan died on July 27, 1963 from illness. He was buried in the Lake View Cemetery. He had three sons named John P., Garrett A. Jr., and Cosmo H.
Resources:
Wade Hudson. Five Notable Inventors. New York, New York: Scholastic, 1995.
Biography.com. "Garrett Augustus Morgan, Sr." www.biography.com 2014.
Gaius Chamberlain. "Garrett Morgan." The Black Inventor Online Museum. www.black inventor.com, 2012.
Pbs.com. "Garrett Augustus Morgan." Who Made America? www.pbs.org, 2014.
Mary Bellis. "Garrett Morgan-Gas Mask and Traffic Signal" About Money. www.inventors.about.com, 2014.
Here are some important dates and inventions of Garrett Morgan:
1901~ Mr. Morgan sold his first invention (a belt fastener for sewing machines)
1907~ Opened his own sewing machine sales and service business
1909~ Began tailoring business
1912~ Invented his safety hood, or gas inhalator
1913~ Invented hair straightener and started the G.A. Morgan Hair Refining Cream company
1914~ Got a patent for the safety hood and started the National Safety Device Company to make the safety hoods
1923~ Got the patent for the traffic safety signal
1920s~ Owner and publisher of the Cleveland Call newspaper
1931~ He was a political candidate in Cleveland's City Council race
Garret Morgan died on July 27, 1963 from illness. He was buried in the Lake View Cemetery. He had three sons named John P., Garrett A. Jr., and Cosmo H.
Resources:
Wade Hudson. Five Notable Inventors. New York, New York: Scholastic, 1995.
Biography.com. "Garrett Augustus Morgan, Sr." www.biography.com 2014.
Gaius Chamberlain. "Garrett Morgan." The Black Inventor Online Museum. www.black inventor.com, 2012.
Pbs.com. "Garrett Augustus Morgan." Who Made America? www.pbs.org, 2014.
Mary Bellis. "Garrett Morgan-Gas Mask and Traffic Signal" About Money. www.inventors.about.com, 2014.