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Unknown Birthdate
Botanist and inventor George Washington Carver was one of many children born to Mary and Giles, an enslaved couple owned by Moses Carver. He was born during the Civil War years, most likely in nut nobody knows his birthdate. -
Early Years
A week after his birth, George was kidnapped along with his sister and mother from the Carver farm by raiders from the neighboring state of Arkansas. -
Early Days
The conclusion of the Civil War in 1865 brought the end of slavery in Missouri. Moses Carver and his wife, Susan, decided to keep George and his brother James at their home. -
Early Days
The search for knowledge would remain a driving force for the rest of George's life. -
Tuskegee Institute
After graduating from Iowa State, Carver embarked on a career of teaching and research. Booker T. Washington, the principal of the African-American Tuskegee Institute, hired Carver -
Why He was famous.
Carver's iconic status remained after his death, in part due to steps that Carver and others took during his lifetime to establish his legacy.
