-
-
Period: to
Kidnapped
George along with his sister and mother were kidnapped. When the Civil War ended and stopped slavery,Moses Carver and his wife Susan educated George and his brother.Teachings them how to read and write. link text -
Highland College
George was accepted by Highland College but wasn't let in due to his race
Link text -
Period: to
Spark of art
George in 1890 had began to study art and music at Simpson College in Iowa.He developed his art skills of drawing and painting. -
While in Tuskegee In.
Tuskegee's agricultural department achieved national renown under Carver's leadership, with a curriculum and a faculty that he helped to shape.he development of new crops and diversification of crop use helped to stabilize the livelihoods of these people who had backgrounds not unlike Carver's own. -
Period: to
Rise to Prominence
Carver's work at Tuskegee included groundbreaking research on plant biology that brought him to national prominence. Many of these early experiments focused on the development of new uses for crops such as peanuts, sweet potatoes, soybeans and pecans. The hundreds of products he invented included plastics, paints, dyes and even a kind of gasoline.
[Link text] http://www.biography.com/people/george-washington-carver-9240299 -
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 to run the school's agricultural department in 1896.
[Link Text] http://www.biography.com/people/george-washington-carver-9240299 -
Royal Society
In 1916, he was made a member of the British Royal Society of Arts a rare honor for an American. Carver also advised Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi on matters of agriculture and nutrition. -
Tariff
In 1920, Carver delivered a speech before the Peanut Growers Association, attesting to the wide potential of peanuts. The following year, he testified before Congress in support of a tariff on imported peanuts. With the help of Carver's testimony, Congress passed the tariff in 1922. -
Period: to
The Carver Tour
Carver used his celebrity to promote scientific causes for the remainder of his life. He wrote a syndicated newspaper column and toured the nation, speaking on the importance of agricultural innovation, the achievements at Tuskegee, and the possibilities for racial harmony in the United States. From 1923 to 1933, Carver toured white Southern colleges for the Commission on Interracial Cooperation. -
Death of Genius
George Washington Carver died on January 5, 1943, at the age of 78 after falling down the stairs at his home. He was buried next to Booker T. Washington on the Tuskegee grounds. Carver's epitaph reads: "He could have added fortune to fame, but caring for neither, he found happiness and honor in being helpful to the world."
