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Born
George Washington Carver was born in 1864 in Diamond, Missouri. He was born into slavery. No exact date of his birth. -
Kidnapped
George Washington Carver was kidnapped and sold in Kentucky. He was found by agent Moses Carver and returned to Missouri. -
End of Civil War
The Civil War ended in 1865 and Moses Carver and his wife Susan decided to keep George and his brother. -
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Early Years
He could not go to school because he was black. Susan Carver taught him to read and write. He liked to learn. He finally went to high school in Minneapolis, Kansas, He got a diploma from Minneapolis High School. He was accepted to college at Highland College in Kansas. When they figured out he was black he could not attend. -
College
He went to Simpson colege in iowa state.He studied Art and Music. -
Tuskegee Institutue
After reciving his bachelor and master degree from Iowa state, Booker T. Washington hired him to run the agricultural department at the Tuskegee institute in Alabama. -
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Tuskegee Institute work
He developed new crops for the south like soybeans,sweet potatoes, and peanuts. He developed the Jesup Wagon a traveling class room to teach farmers about the new crops. He invented things from the new crops like paint,dies,plastics,and gasoline. -
Congress testimony
He testified infront of congress and asked them to put a tax on imported peanuts. -
Peanut tax
Congress put a tax on imported peanuts. -
Death
George Washington Carver died.
