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Why did Garrett Morgan establish the Cleveland Call newspaper?

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Garrett Morgan established the weekly newspaper the Cleveland Call (later known as the Cleveland Call and Post) in 1920. He did this to discuss issues of interest to Black Americans and to support African American social causes. Morgan was an entrepreneur, inventor, and activist known for his safety innovations and his involvement in civil rights. He also donated to historically Black colleges and universities.1