George Washington Carver

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This paper explains the background of George Washington Carver, one of America's most famous black scientists. The paper discusses his agricultural innovations that helped change American and worldwide agriculture. The paper also relates that he helped change the way America looked at educating blacks.

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"During his time on the farm, he taught himself to read, and he discovered he loved learning, too. Because of this, he left the farm and traveled over 100 miles to the nearest elementary school that admitted black students. Then he went all the way to Kansas to attend high school. After he graduated, he hoped to attend college, and applied at Highland University, a small Kansas school. The administration admitted him without an interview, but would not let him attend when they discovered he was black. Finally, he gained admittance to Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, but it was not until he was 30, in 1890, where he was the first black student to graduate from the school."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Author not Available. "George Washington Carver: A Mighty Vision Beyond Peanuts." USA Today Magazine; June 2008, Vol. 136 Issue 2757: 4-5.
• Editors. George Washington Carver. New York Amsterdam News; Feb. 2006, Vol. 97 Issue 8: 22.
• Gilmore, Jodie. "Man of Science-And of God: George Washington Carver Believed That Providence Guided His Scientific Investigations and That Those Investigations Led to a Better Understanding of God and His Handiwork." The New American 26 Jan. 2004: 35+.

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