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George Washington Carver was born into slavery
January 1st, 1864 in Diamond Missouri. -
He was known as the young plant doctor. Even as a child, Carver was interested in nature. He believed peanuts could fight polio.He didn't write down details.
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George Washington Carver faced obstacle such as racism, because carver was an African-American he couldn't get into certain colleges.
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At Iowa State, Carver was the first African American student to earn his Bachelor of Science in 1894.
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At that time, local schools did not take in African-American children and hence he had to undertake 10 miles of journey every day to attain education. After receiving education at a number of schools, he received a diploma from the Minneapolis High School., Carver had no kids or wife, his parent names was Mary Carver and Giles Carver.
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Booker T. Washington, the principal of the African-American Tuskegee Institute, hired Carver to run the school's agricultural department in 1896.
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Carver invent over 300 uses for peanuts and 118 uses of sweet potatoes
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George Washington Carver was a prominent American scientist and inventor in the early 1900s. Carver developed hundreds of products using the peanut, sweet potatoes and soybeans. He also was a champion of crop rotation and agricultural education.
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Carver died January 5th, 1943 at the age of 79
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Carver contribution influence my life today because he came up with different ways to help our crops stay healthier and last longer.
