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American inventor and entrepreneur

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 developed a chemical hair-processing and straightening solution.

He created a successful company called "G. A. Morgan Hair Refining Company" based on his hair product inventions along with a complete line of haircare products and became involved in the civic and political advancement of African Americans, especially in and around Cleveland, Ohio.

Early life and education

Morgan was born in 1877 in Paris, Kentucky,^[5][6] an almost exclusively African American community. His father was Sydney Morgan, a son and freed slave of Confederate General John H.

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