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Ohio Trek: African Americans in Cleveland 1809 1925
Cleveland's famous African Americans - Garrett Morgan, George Peake, Charles Chestnutt, and others - are discussed here in the context of general information about African American history in Ohio.
Read Works
Read Works: Making Streets Safer
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about traffic lights and how they make streets safer. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Garrett A. Morgan
This site from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology provides information on Garrett A. Morgan (1877-1963 CE), who is credited with inventing the gas mask, and, in turn, saving firefighters from suffocating while putting out fires...