Dr. George Washington Carver, Date Unknown

    Dr. George Washington Carver was an American scientist, educator, and inventor.
    Courtesy of USDA, "George Washington Carver," Special Collections, USDA National Agricultural Library, Unknown

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    Dr. George Washington Carver was born into slavery at the end of the Civil War, and he became one of the best-known and widely respected African Americans in the world. As an agricultural chemist, he discovered 300 uses for peanuts and many uses for soybeans, pecans and sweet potatoes. He attended Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, and transferred to Iowa State College. He taught there for a brief period, too. 

    Iowa Public Television Biography of Dr. George Washington Carver

    Transcript of Dr. George Washington Carver's Biography

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    • Who is George Washington Carver?
    • How did George Washington Carver help African Americans overcome oppressions of sharecropping?

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    Text: "George Washington Carver," Iowa Pathways - Iowa Public Television, Date Unknown. Courtesy of Iowa Public Television

    Photograph: "George Washington Carver," Special Collections, USDA National Agricultural Library, Unknown. Courtesy of USDA

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