The Unstoppable Garrett Morgan

Inventor, Entrepreneur, Hero

Ranked #55 in Invention, Ranked #80 in Inventors

"If a man puts something to block your way, the first time you go around it, the second time you go over it, and the third time you go through it."

Living by these words made inventor and entrepreneur Garrett Morgan unstoppable! Growing up in Claysville, Kentucky, the son of freed slaves, young and curious Garrett was eager for life beyond his family's farm. At age fourteen, he moved north to Cleveland, where his creative mind took flight amidst the city's booming clothing-manufacturing industry.

Using his ingenuity and tenacity, Garrett overcame racial barriers...
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