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'''[[George Washington Carver]]''' (1860s–1943) was an American agricultural scientist and inventor. Born into slavery in [[Diamond, Missouri]], he was raised by his master [[Moses Carver]] after being emancipated, having been separated from his parents as an infant during a kidnapping incident. After college, Carver became a professor at [[Tuskegee University|Tuskegee Institute]], where he developed techniques to improve soils depleted by repeated plantings of cotton. He wanted poor farmers to grow alternative crops, such as peanuts and sweet potatoes, as a source of their own food and to improve their quality of life. Carver spent years developing and promoting products made from peanuts, although none became commercially successful. Apart from his work to improve the lives of farmers, he was also a leader in promoting [[environmentalism]]. Carver received numerous honors for his work, including the [[NAACP]]'s [[Spingarn Medal]]. In an era of very high racial polarization, his fame reached beyond the black community; he was widely recognized and praised in the white community for his many achievements and talents. In 1941, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine dubbed Carver a "black [[Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo]]".

This picture of Carver was taken around 1910 and is in the collection of the Tuskegee University archives.

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