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George Washington Carver 3
Title: George Washington Carver 3
Category: Society & Culture / People
Details: Words: 622 | Pages: 2.6 (approximately 235 words/page)
George Washington Carver 3
George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver was born in Diamond Grove, Missouri during the spring of 1864 or 1865. Like many slaves, he was uncertain of his birth date. His mother, Mary, was a slave who belonged to Moses and Susan Carver. As an infant, slave raiders kidnapped his mother. The childless carvers reared George and his older brother, James.
Growing up, George was captivated by plants. Many neighbors referred to him as the “Plant Doctor”. Since …showed first 75 words of 622 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 622 total…in a number of positive ways. He will be remembered particularly for the significant scientific contributions he made to agriculture and crop diversification. He contributed financially to fund The George Washington Carver Foundation, an agency which still exists at Tuskegee Institute today. It is believed that his race prevented him from being given the same opportunities as white scientists thus preventing him from making more momentous discoveries in the areas of mycology or plant hybridization.
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