Garrett Morgan for Kids ｜ History for Kids ｜ Seed of Melanin Kids!
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Today we're learning about Garrett Morgan. Garrett Morgan was an inventor, businessman,
and community leader. One of his most notable inventions was the traffic light.
Let's learn about Garrett Morgan. Garrett Morgan was born in 1877 in Claysville, Kentucky.
His parents were freed slaves. Garrett spent most of his time working on his parents' farm.
Garrett dropped out of school in the sixth grade and moved to Cincinnati, Ohio to work.
As a teenager he worked as a handyman.
In 1895 Garrett moved to Cleveland, Ohio. He worked repairing sewing machines.
He loved fixing and discovering how things worked. One of Garrett's earliest inventions
was a bell fastener for sewing machines. In 1907 he opened a sewing machine shop.
He received his first patent in 1912. A patent is a license giving someone the right to exclude
others from making, using, or selling your invention. In 1916 Garrett used a smoke hood
that he created to protect his eyes to rescue workers trapped in a water intake tunnel beneath
Lake Erie. In the 1910s there are many different types of devices to help prevent traffic accidents.
After witnessing a serious accident Garrett Morgan filed a patent
for a traffic signal with a third warning position in 1922.
Garrett Morgan changed the world. On November 20th 1923 Morgan received his patent.
It had a stop, go, and stop in all directions to allow pedestrians to cross streets safely.
The next time you and your family stop at a traffic light thank Garrett Morgan for keeping
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