George Washington Carver, was one of the most well-known African Americans of the early 20th century. He was born in Diamond Grove, Missouri in 1864 although most people don’t know his exact birthyear. George Washington was born in slavery in Missouri. Sometime after he was born his mother and he were kidnapped, but soon after he was found and was given to Susan and Moses Carver. Moses and Susan Carver raised George and his brother.
George went to college in Iowa called Simpson College. He was the first African American to go to school there and could enter without having a high school degree. He majored in art and piano, but his teacher encouraged him to transfer to Iowa State College of Agriculture. He transferred to Iowa State in 1891 and was the first African American to attend. George Washington received his Bachelors of Agriculture and appointed as a faculty member in 1891. …show more content…
He goes to Tuskegee Institute to teach fellow African Americans how to grow more soil-enriching crops like sweet potatoes, peanuts, and soybeans. Carver created a wagon which is horse-drawn called the Jessup Agricultural Wagon. Sometime he used it to demonstrate experiments to farmers which he believes is his most significant contribution to educating the farmers. His main goal is to teach poor African Americans who want to farm how to.
He developed ways to develop soils taken away reoccurring plantings of cotton. To train farmers, he victoriously rotated and bred new crops he developed an agricultural extension program. Since he was developing new recipes he founded in a lab. Before he was famous his work and findings were already being looked at. He and his assistant produce applications so he could produce his