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George Washington
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| George Washington Carver was thought to have
been born in 1864 in Tuskegee, Alabama. Carver worked at the Tuskegee
Institute, teaching former slaves farming techniques so they could be self
sufficient. In order to take education to the farmers he built a mobile
school called the Jesup Wagon. Carver earned National attention by speaking in favor of a peanut tariff before The ways of means Committee of the U.S House of Representatives. Carver wrote 44 practical agricultural bulletins for farmers. However most of his fame was because of his research and promotion of crops other than cotton, such as peanuts and sweet potatoes. Cotton depleted the soil and the Boll Weevil destroyed a lot of the cotton crop. He encouraged poor farmers to grow alternative products some as a food source and others that would improve their quality of life. Carver himself created or used around 100 products made from peanuts including, cosmetics, gasoline, paints and plastics. Carver is also remembered for improving racial relations, mentoring children, religion, painting and poetry. He has been widely admired for his humility, humanitarianism, good nature, frugality and lack of economic materialism. He even made a list of 8 virtues for his students to practice living by:
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