George Washington Carver

By:Gowtham
 Childhood and Upbringing
George Washington Carver was born in 1864 in Diamond, Missouri
during the war. His mother Mary was a slave owned by Moses and
Susan Carver.
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A week after his birth, George was kidnapped from the Carver farm,
along with his mother and his sister.

But when they were searching for them, they only found George left
by the side of the road. Later on, the Carver family raised George.
Struggles and barriers George Washington experienced

He was observed to often be sick as a child and often suffered from

whooping cough and chest infections.
He couldn’t learn anything or go to school like the rest of the
people because of his colour.
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Another struggle that George Washington Carver he experienced

was struggled to afford stuff that he need for himself and his family.

Stuff like paying for education and needs for him and the Carvers.
How George Washington Carver overcame these struggles and barriers

George Washington Carver overcame this by going to a black

children school that was 10 to 11 miles away from his home just to
learn.

Another thing is he didnt do this by himself. He had a black couple

named Mariah and Andrew Watkins.
How George Washington Carver overcame these struggles and barriers?

Then George worked really hard in high school to get into three
different colleges. George decided to go Iowa State to study botany.

George earn himself a bachelor's degree in science and when

gradutioning, he earned his master's degree.
 Achievements and Importance

George Washington Carver was the first African-American

professor at the college.

George Washington Carver was the first person to invent 300 uses
for Peanuts.

George Washington Carver was the first African American to have

a national park named after him.
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George Washington Carver help teach on how to rotate crops.

George Washington Carver won several awards

George Washington Carver founded an industrial research lab