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Garrett Morgan was born in 1877 in Paris, Kentucky. His parents were Sydney Morgan and Elizabeth Reed, who were both formerly enslaved. Morgan left his family’s farm at the age of 14 and moved to ...
The answer leads right back to Cleveland and the legacy of Garrett A. Morgan. Morgan, the first Black man in Cleveland to own a car, saw firsthand the dangers of early traffic intersections. In 1923, ...
The answer leads right back to Cleveland and the legacy of Garrett A. Morgan. Morgan, the first Black man in Cleveland to own a car, saw firsthand the dangers of early traffic intersections. In 1923, ...
(CNN) — Whenever Sandra Morgan approaches an intersection as the light shifts from green to yellow, she said she feels a touch of pride. “I’m reminded of my unique family heritage and my grandfather’s ...
Garrett Morgan was born in 1877 in Paris, Kentucky. His parents were Sydney Morgan and Elizabeth Reed, who were both formerly enslaved. Morgan left his family’s farm at the age of 14 and moved to ...