MISGUIDED MAGAZINE SPRING 2020

VOL 4
INVENTORS
GARRETT MORGAN
Invented the traffic light and the forerunner of the gas Mask.
Developed first human hair straightener. On July 24, 1916 when
an explosion occurred in a tunnel being dug under Lake Erie by
the Cleveland Water Works, the tunnel quickly filled with smoke,
dust and poisonous gases and trapped 32 workers underground.
Garrett and his brother Frank quickly arrived at the scene, put
on the Safety Hood and entered the tunnel. After Morgan saved
many of the workers trapped in the tunnel using his gas mask,
orders came in from fire and police departments across the
country for the device. However many orders were canceled
when it was discovered that Morgan was black. Morgan never
forgot that his fellow Blacks still suffered injustices and
difficulties, to address these as he started a newspaper called
the Cleveland Call (later renamed as the Call & Post.)
Source: blackinventor.com/pages/garrett-morgan.html
GRANVILLE WOODS
Granville Woods Known as the black Thomas Edison,
Woods manufactured and sold telephone, telegraph
and electrical equipment. Invented the telegraphony
device; allowed transmission of voice and telegraph
messages over single line. Also invented Synchronous
Multiplex Railway Telegraph and was the owner of
more than 50 patents.
Source: biography.com
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