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Birth
George Washington Carver was born in Diamond, Missouri during the Civil War to Mary and Giles. They were an enslaved couple owned by Susan and Moses Carver.
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Separated From Family
Sometime in 1865, George and his mother were captured by the Klu Klux Klan who were resentful because of the recent abolition of slavery. Fortunately, George was recovered by a neighbor and was retuned to his masters, Moses and Susan Carver, along with his older brother Jim.
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Begins a Formal Education
After years of being homeschooled for years, George left the house at the age of thirteen to find a school that would accept African Americans. He found this school in Fort Scott, Kansas, where he witnessed white men beating a single black man. He soon left for Minneapolis High School, where he got his diploma.
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Enrolls in Simpson College in Iowa
Becomes the first black student to enroll in the school, he studied piano and art. His teacher was impressed with his plant skills and encouraged him to transfer to Iowa State College of Agriculture in Ames, Iowa.http://www.softschools.com/timelines/george_washington_carver_timeline/111/ -
Transfers to Iowa State College of Agriculture
First black student to attend this school as well, this is where he began to study plants.
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Named director of the Agricultural Experiment Station at Tuskegee Institute
Carver goes to Tuskegee Institute to direct the Agricultural Experiment Station. His goal is to help poor black farmers learn to grow more soil-enriching crops. Carver's early experiments are on sweet potatoes, peanuts, and soybeans.
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Resignation
Washington wrote a letter of resignation to Tuskegee University after years of threatening to do so. He quit because of the poor quality of the research laboratory they were allowing him to use.
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Peanuts
After his extensive work with peanuts and their many uses, George Washington Carver was invited to speak in front of the big producers of peanuts at the time and showed them over 100 of his peanut products. This included peanut milk, peanut medicine, and even the most popular peanut product today, peanut butter. While the industry had reservations about his skin color, the convention was a great success. -
George Washington Carver Foundation
Carver donates his life savings of $60,000 to the George Washington Carver Research Foundation at the Tuskegee Institute. The money is issued to provide opportunities for African Americans in the advanced studies of botany, chemistry, and agronomy.
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Death
George Washington Carver died after falling down the stairs of his home at the age of 78.
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