Good Morning #mydarlings! Happy #BlackHistoryMonth! Every day of this month we will be celebrating another artist, activist or pioneer of African descent. We'll start with the US but also cover some other countries as well. You know I've gotta represent for the great Black Brits too! Today we feature Garrett A. Morgan.
A pioneer inventor, Garrett A. Morgan was responsible for the creation of such life-saving inventions as the gas mask and traffic lights. In a long and productive career that spanned over forty years, Garret A. Morgan worked diligently to create new products and services to enhance safety in modern-day living. His creations, for many of whom he held patents, brought him much fame and prosperity in his lifetime, and he was nationally honored by many organizations, including the Emancipation Centennial in 1963.
Excerpt from: Garrett A. Morgan from Encyclopedia of World Biography. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale
