INVENTED TWO THINGS THAT SAVE LIVES DAILY

Added: 2026-05-20

[00:00:00]Every time you stop at a red light, you are using a black man's invention. Every time a firefighter enters a burning building with a breathing device, you are seeing his legacy. Garrett Morgan, gas mask 1912, traffic signal 1923.

[00:00:14]Tried to sell to southern fire departments, sent a white man to demonstrate, refused to buy from a black inventor, name kept off his own legacy.

[00:00:22]Comment yes if you knew his name, no if they kept him from you.