November 20, 1923: Black American inventor Garrett Morgan was awarded a patent for a three-position traffic signal. In essence, he had invented the yellow light.
Morgan later sold the rights to the General Electric Corporation for $40,000 shortly before his death in 1963.
Morgan later sold the rights to the General Electric Corporation for $40,000 shortly before his death in 1963.
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He lived in my hometown,
Paris, Ky. There’s a historical marker for him by his homesite.