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George Washington Carver's Birth
George Washington Carver was born in Diamond, Missouri. Although his actual birthday was never revealed most assume that it is in January and the year somewhere in the 1860s. -
Kidnapped
Sometime in 1865, George and his mother was kidnapped by the KKK because they were upset of the recent abolishment of slavery. A neighbor found them and then returned them to their masters. -
First Day at School
After being homeschooled for all of his life he finally was able to go to a school that accepted African Americans. When he got there he witnessed a white kid beating up a black kid,but could do nothing about it. He soon left for Minneapolis High School and eventually had a diploma. -
Rejected by His Color
After applying to countless college's in the state George was finally accepted into Penn University. However, when he got there official stopped him after seeing the color of his skin and was then rejected from Penn University. -
Iowa Agricultural College
In 1891, George began to go to Iowa Agricultural College and was also the first black student to be accepted to the school. He later on graduated from there and got his bachelor's degree. -
Resignation
After countless times of threatening to quit Tuskeegee University he finally did so. He did so because the poor quality of the research laboratory. -
Creation of Peanut Butter
After his extensive work with peanuts he made peanut butter. He was then invited to speak and showed everyone over 100 of his peanut related inventions -
Recognition from the President
Until then, many people did not know of his invention until President Theodore Roosevelt personally gave him recognition and praise for his invention. This is also when he was known as a scientist. -
George Meets Henry Ford
He and Henry had just met and also were working together to make a plastic soybean powered carl. Some rumors say that they actually
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George Washington Carver's Death
At the age of 78, his days were other when he fell down a long flight of stairs and died. Even though the event was tragic, people in America were devastated by the loss and his legacy lived on.
