In 1916, Garrett Morgan risked his own life to rescue workers trapped in a tunnel collapse beneath Lake Erie. Using his own invention, the gas mask. He led a mission that saved multiple lives. Initially dismissed, his design later became essential for firefighters, military personnel, and emergency responders worldwide. #SBM #somethingblackmade | Something Black Made

He Invented the Traffic Light. They Wouldn't Buy It. Meet Garrett Morgan—the Black inventor born to formerly enslaved parents who created two life-saving inventions that changed the world. In 1912, he patented the first practical gas mask (a "safety hood"), which he used heroically in 1916 to rescue trapped workers from a poison-filled tunnel beneath Lake Erie. In 1923, he invented the three-position traffic signal—the yellow light—that's now used worldwide. But here's what history buried: fire