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George Washington Carver was born in 1860.
His mother was kidnpped by Confederate night-raiders. His father is still unknown. -
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George Washington Carver's childhood.
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Family
At age twelve he had to leave the home of his adopted parents. He thought his dad was a slave. -
George Washington Carver went to college.
George Washington Carver attended Iowa State University in 1894. It convinced him to go to the south. -
Tuskegee University
He became a director in agriculture science. -
He created more than 300 products from peanut based products.
Some include milk, cheese, flour, ink, dyes, wood stains, soap, and cosmetics. -
Invetions
He changed the south from being a land with only one crop to many crops. -
George Washington Carver died in 1943