Garrett A. Morgan also invented the modern traffic light. ASSOCIATED PRESS. He was 86 years old. He’s buried today alongside wife Mary beneath a simple gravestone at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland.

It’s been a century since Garrett Morgan patented the three-position traffic signal. Sandra Morgan, his granddaughter, says she’s fought to keep his legacy alive.

On Nov. 20, 2023, it will be exactly 100 years ago to the very day that Garrett Augustus Morgan Sr. received a patent for the precursor to today’s traffic light.

Cleveland’s Garrett Morgan did. His 1923 design improved road safety, ... a Cleveland inventor, created the traffic light in 1923, improving road safety with his three-position signal.

Garrett Morgan would go on to invent a safety hood, a variety of Black hair care products, and most notably — a three-way traffic signal. Oftentimes, Black inventors are reduced to the sum of ...

Garrett Morgan is the mind behind so many parts of every day life. Morgan sold his patent for the traffic light to General Electric and the patent to the gas mask for a total of $58,000.

Garrett Morgan's 1923 design improved road safety and his legacy still impacts drivers globally today. ... WTOL Toledo. Who ...

It’s been a century since Garrett Morgan patented the three-position traffic signal. Sandra Morgan, his granddaughter, says she’s fought to keep his legacy alive.

Cleveland’s Garrett Morgan did. His 1923 design improved road safety, ... a Cleveland inventor, created the traffic light in 1923, improving road safety with his three-position signal.