Garrett Morgan, inventor of the gas mask and the traffic signal
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Morgan, the son of former slaves, was born March 4,
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Unable to sell his gas mask to fire departments in the South, Morgan hired an actor friend to pose as an inventor while he dressed up as an Indian chief. The actor would announce that Big Chief Mason would go inside a smoke-filled tent for ten minutes.
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Garrett Morgan invented gas mask, traffic signal: Black History Month
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Garrett Morgan Gas Mask
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Garrett Morgan - Wikipedia
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Garrett, at the early age of 14 decided that he should travel north to Ohio in order to receive a better education. He moved to Cincinnati and then to Cleveland, working as a handyman in order to make ends meet.
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Who Made America?
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If you can cross the road safe today or protect yourself against certain gases, you owe it to this African-American inventor. As a self-taught man, he moved to Cleveland in where he worked as a sewing machine mechanic.