Garrett Morgan was a well-known African-American inventor, entrepreneur and pioneer for the black community, America and the whole world who made his mark on the society through his invention of a sewing machine enhancement, primitive gas mask, and traffic lights. In addition, he did have other inventions that did not have as much impact, but most people would say inventing is very hard, so that in its self is a feat. Mr. Morgan’s life did start out a little treacherous, but was nowhere close to the life of his ancestors, parents and some of his siblings. He was one of eleven children and got his work cut down. Respectfully, Garretts early life was full of lack of opportunity and eventually went looking for more opportunity in Ohio, which he …show more content…
Morgan became aware of smoke over taking firefighters while trying to put out fires and began to work on a fix. The fix involved a hood that had various tubes and an open end that filtered out smoke, and cooled the incoming air through a sponge soaked in water. Although he patented it in 1914, it was not widely used until 1916 when him and his brother were called upon in a Lake Erie explosion. The workers had hit a gas pocket creating a big explosion and three sets of rescuers went to help, but never returned. Garrett Morgan and his crew showed up and were successful in the removal of some of the people after several trips in and out. (Carrillo 82) Accordingly, this brought success, popularity and helped sell his invention to fire departments nationally. He received a patent, grand prize and medal for his invention of the first gas mask. It impacted blacks and whites the same because it helps the society in minimizing the deaths of firefighters and them being overcome with smoke. (IOTE 24) The United States Army also used a similar version of Morgan’s gas mask in World War 1. (McClung 13) Truthfully, his most important invention to society is next in his life after some less impactful …show more content…
His lighter inventions included products from belt fasteners to car parts to hats. After that, Garrett witnessed a car accident at a busy intersection that had accidents all the time and came up with an improved traffic light. The traffic light was a t-shaped pole that had stop, go and a position for a stop in all direction signal, which improved the prior traffic light that only had stop and go. The traffic lights received a patent in 1923 and is a pioneer to the modern-day traffic system. (Paulson 33) Eventually, he no longer wanted to manage the patent and sold it to general electric for forty thousand dollars, which is roughly five hundred eighty-three thousand four hundred eighty-eight dollars in today’s money. (IOTE 24) Traffic lights not only provided a safer environment for motorist and pedestrians, it also made ground breaking strides in modern day safety across the world and has even been recognized as such. (Paulson 33) Garrett Morgan’s life was coming to an end, he only had a little more impact left to
This also was a successful invention he had. This invention was used a lot in world war 1. Also, In 1914 he received the first Gold medal at the international Exposition of Sanitation and safety in New York City. It was of July 25, 1916, which was the another reason why he got the medal. Making national news for using his gas mask to rescue 32 men trapped during an explosion in an underground tunnel 250 ft beneath Lake Erie.
Questions 1. John Henrik Clarke was unique African American historian scholar because he was a (Paragraph 1)? a. Baseball player b. Church deacon c. Self-taught man d. Elementary school teacher 2. Find a synonym < Scholarly and Bookish > (Paragraph 2): intellectual __________________________________________________________ 3.
James Henry Hammond and the Old South A Design for Mastery by Drew Gilpin Faust Southern civilization and society regarded many accomplishments and actions in highly while regarding others lowly. Political success, social status, land tenure, family connections and wealth are the most important and sought after attributes of measuring success among the old southern society. Qualities that are treated negatively among the old southern society included sexual misconduct, family conflicts, unionist political ideals and general disrespect towards other members of the society. James Henry Hammond was an unusual character who embodied both sides of the positives and negatives of the old southern society. James Henry Hammond was a southern man who exhibited both the positive values of success and prestige as well as exhibiting negative values that brought shame and humiliation among his family and the South Carolina society during his lifetime.
George Washington Carver who many refer to as the “peanut man” was more than just what his nickname suggests. Throughout his lifetime, Carver experimented with many crops and agriculture in order to find a common link between humanity and nature. His avid love for nature, which fueled his research, is the reason why today’s scientists are able to analyze and build off of his work. George Washington Carver’s research, experiments, and findings in agronomics provided improved farming methods in agriculture, showed his care and respect for his people as he attempted to financially fix the lives of Black farmers, and lastly, his work highlighted groundbreaking accomplishments as an African-American for his time. George Washington Carver’s research
Frederick Douglass, a historic civil rights activist, was born into slavery and fortunately lived long enough to see it end. He may have outlived the enslavement however, equality and direct freedom was not a result of Americanized slavery’s extinction. Douglass lived his post slavery life during the time of Jim Crow laws, enforced segregation laws. He wrote a letter to an unknown recipient, briefing describing the negative impact these laws had on blacks. Although slavery was abolished, it was believed that the act on dominance still played a big part on how whites treated blacks and still does today.
Edison was a man of great things, including the phonograph, the first picture camera and the light bulb. Though many feel that the light bulb may not have had such a great impact on American businesses, it actually did. Prior to the invention of the light bulb, factory owners would use candles and oil lamps to keep the workplace lit for the workers. These methods posed as safety threats and “fires...and other misfortunes were common” in the factories (Progressive Era-Social Welfare History Project). Use of the light bulb also lowered fire hazards in large factories, which in turn lowered worker injuries and fatalities (Invention(Overview)).
I, Frederick Douglass, a former slave and eminent human rights leader in the abolition movement, was the first black citizen to hold a high U.S. government rank. I was born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland. I ended becoming a famous intellectual and got involved in a large range of causes lecturing thousands about women’s rights, and the abolition movement to name a few. I wasn’t born Frederick Douglass, rather my birth name was Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey. I was one of the first African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman, but more than that I wanted to help shape the United States as to where race and color did not matter, where everyone can live together without arguments over issues like these.
During the Gilded Age, workers were forced to work in dangerous conditions surrounded by heavy machinery. The rapid growth of the manufacturing industry created a great need for unskilled laborers who required little training and completed routine tasks with minimum pay. One of the most significant employers, the steel mills, often demanded a seven-day work week. Furthermore, seamstresses and factory workers worked over 12 hours a day for six days a week. Employees were denied vacation days, sick leave, unemployment benefits, or assistance for injuries suffered on the job.
The Rise of Daniel Hale Williams Daniel Hale Williams III was an extraordinary African American surgeon. Dr. Williams, the son of a barber, was a free African American born during the 1800s to Daniel Hale Williams II and Sarah Williams. Dr. Williams’ family was heavily impacted by the ongoing history at the time. Furthermore, Dr. Williams’ ancestors were slaves. Daniel’s ancestors on both sides were a mixture of European, Native American, and African American.
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, born on September 24, 1825, was a leading African American poet, author, teacher and political activist. Although she was born to “free” parents in Baltimore, Maryland, she still experienced her share of hardships. She lost her mother at the tender age of three, was raised by her aunt and uncle, and fully employed by thirteen. Though all odds seemed against her, she triumphed over her obstacles, publishing her first book of poetry at the of age twenty and her first novel at the age of sixty-seven. Outside of writing books, she was a civil rights leader and a public speaker in the Anti-Slavery Society.
Group B – Question #2 Thomas Edison had huge impacts on the United States. Not just because he brought electricity to all parts of the country or because he created the high-powered phonograph, but because he also had an influence on the modern business world. Because of Thomas Edison the business and industrial realm were able to merge with science. In the United States, modern technology had an evident distinction between industrial America and the American home before Thomas Edison came into the picture.
Daniel Morgan According to Russell Yost writer of the article “Daniel Morgan Facts, Biography, Accomplishment,” Daniel Morgan came from a poor education and a rough childhood to become an American hero. He rose through the ranks based on his ability and not his last name. If he had been a British subject he would have never been anything higher than a private.” Based on his early life, his reasons for joining the revolution, his role in the revolution, and his later life, Daniel Morgan was a hero of his time.
Black American History had a major role in the development of the present day United States. Slavery was the foundation of the Confederate states economic growth. This essay will focus on Booker T. Washington a man born in Virginia as a slave and with dedication earned a decent education and processed to do good deeds with it. As a slave he would package salt and work in mines and was allowed to walk to school during his free time. Booker T. Washington's accomplishments were founding Tuskegee University and being the first African American to dine in the White House and publish more than forty books.
One year after opening, it was deemed the largest testing laboratory in the world. Thomas Edison was a creative inventor that pushed the science world forward 100 years by inventing the lightbulb, quadruplex transmitter, telegraph, helping with the making of the telephone and much more. Plus he had a major positive impact on his decade by serving in the civil war, saving lives and creating jobs. He also had a major impact on the world by allowing safe lasting light with the light bulb, easy communication with the telegraph, and electrical distribution.
Frederick Douglass, born a slave and later the most influential African American leader of the 1800s, addresses the hypocrisy of the US of maintaining slavery with its upheld ideals being freedom and independence on July 4th, 1852. Douglass builds his argument by using surprising contrasts, plain facts, and provocative antithesis. Introducing his subject, Douglass reminds his audience about the dark side of America for slaves, in sharp, surprising contrasts with the apparent progressivity within the nation. He first notices “the disparity,” that “the sunlight that brought life and healing to you, has brought stripes and deaths to me,” as an African-American former slave. It is surprising for the audience to hear that the Sun does not bring him any prosperity, that the Sun, the source of life on earth, brings him destruction.