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Born
George Washington Carver is born in Diamond, Montana/ -
Slavery ended
Slavery ended he was allowed to return home with his mom, dad and brother James to be educated. -
He began to study
He began studying art and music at Simson College in Iowa, developing his painting and drawing skills through sketches of botanical samples. -
This work in the south
This work in the South, many of them former slaves now faced with necessary cultivation under harsh conditions, including the devastation of the Boll Weavel in 1892. -
He died
He died January 5, 1943, Tuskee, AL