George Washington Carver
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Education, Science, Agriculture
- Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Teaching, Teachers, Biology, Biologists, Scientists, Plants, Botany, Horticulture, Farms, Farming, Rural Life
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, African American History, American History 1878-1900
Article abstract: Through his work with plant diseases, soil analysis, and crop management, Carver enabled many Southern farmers to have greater crop yield and profits. In his role as educator and friend, he motivated hundreds of blacks to improve their lives and inspired white friends to work toward racial equality.
Early Life
George Washington Carver was born a slave near Diamond Grove, Missouri, possibly on July 12, 1861. According to an unconfirmed but plausible story, George and his mother, Mary, were kidnaped by slave raiders shortly after his...
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