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Garrett Morgan. Garrett Augustus Morgan Sr. (March 4, 1877 – July 27, 1963) was an American inventor, businessman, and community leader. His most notable inventions were a type of three-way traffic light, [ 1 ] and a protective 'smoke hood' [ 2 ] notably used in a 1916 tunnel construction disaster rescue. [ 3 ][ 4 ] Morgan also discovered and ...
Useni Eugene Perkins is the author of "Hey Black Child", a poem that has been well-known in Black American households since the mid 1970s. The poem was originally a song that was performed during The Black Fairy, a play written by Perkins in 1974. Following the play's success, Perkins' brother Toussaint Perkins published a poster with the ...
Sandra Morgan, his granddaughter, says she’s fought to keep his legacy alive. An innovation that’s saved countless lives: 100 years of Garrett Morgan’s traffic signal Skip to main content
Inventor of the electric traffic light. Lester Farnsworth Wire (September 3, 1887 – April 14, 1958) was an American police officer and inventor. He is credited with the invention of the electric traffic light in 1912. A native of Salt Lake City, Utah, Wire worked as a traffic officer and later as a detective for the Salt Lake City Police ...
The talk is a colloquial expression for a conversation black parents in the United States feel compelled to have with their children and teenagers about the dangers they face due to racism or unjust treatment from authority figures, law enforcement or other parties, and how to de-escalate them. The practice dates back generations and is often ...
A mother of three — ages 21, 12 and 8 — said she had never relied “solely on teachers to teach my kids Black history.” She is a state employee who asked to not be identified for fear of ...
Morgan Freeman has dismissed the idea of Black History Month, saying: “My history is American history.”. The 87-year-old The Shawshank Redemption and Seven star had previously called the ...
Morgan, Garrett: 1877–1963 Inventor Invented an early version of a gas mask called a smoke hood, and created the first traffic light that included a third "warning" position which is standard today. Morgan also developed a chemical that was used in hair products for hair-straightening. [148] [149] Nriagu, Jerome: 1944– Geochemist