Garrett Morgan by Amari Harley

amariharley — 2024-02-05 18:26:46 UTC

His most notable inventions were a type of three-way traffic light, and a protective 'smoke hood' Morgan also discovered and developed a chemical hair-processing and straightening solution.

Childhood Life

amariharley — 2024-02-06 16:54:39 UTC

Garrett Morgan's parents had been enslaved, but they were freed before his birth. He dropped out of school after the sixth grade, and at age 14 he left his family's farm and moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. There he took a job as a handyman and hired a tutor to continue his education.

Birth & Death Date

amariharley — 2024-02-06 17:00:10 UTC

Garrett Augustus Morgan was born on March 4, 1877, in Paris, Kentucky.Garrett Augustus Morgan died at the Cleveland Clinic on July 27, 1963,

Fun Facts

amariharley — 2024-02-08 16:38:01 UTC

leaving home at age 14 for Cincinnati where he worked and hired a tutor to continue his education.He has long been believed to be the grandson of Confederate John Hunt Morgan, though there are no historical documents to prove this assertion.

education

amariharley — 2024-02-08 16:45:20 UTC

The son of former slaves, he received only a sixth-grade education but that did not stop his quest for knowledge.

Fun Facts

amariharley — 2024-02-12 17:07:48 UTC

Morgan went into business for himself in 1907, establishing a shop on W. 6th St. to repair and sell sewing machines also In 1909 he opened a tailoring shop; with 32 employees,

Parents

amariharley — 2024-02-12 17:09:42 UTC

His mother was Elizabeth Reed, the daughter of a white Baptist preacher and a Native American and Black woman. His father's name was Sydney Morgan, the son and freed slave of a White Confederate general.

What i learned

amariharley — 2024-02-12 17:13:55 UTC

I learned that Garrett made the traffic light the smoke hood and a chemical processing and straightening solution. He was

born on March 4 1877. He died on July 27 1963.

Morgan moved out when he was 14. He had a sixth grade education.