George Washington Carver’s Impact and Inspiration

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Iowa PBS george washington carver scientist agriculture slavery missouri tuskegee university slave state post civil war world war II WWII agricultural scientist conservationist inventor humanitarian Progressive Era conservation movement scientific agriculture agricultural methods African American scientists
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Science History-Social Science STEAM
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George Washington Carver’s Impact and Inspiration

George Washington Carver's rise from enslavement to scientific accomplishment has inspired people worldwide, yet many just know him for identifying different uses for peanuts. In this short video, a variety of experts and scholars share their impressions of Carver as an artist, scientist, inventor, poet and humanitarian.

This segment from Iowa PBS’s George Washington Carver: An Uncommon Life documentary includes interviews from people who knew or were influenced by him. Interviews took place at Iowa State University, Simpson College and Tuskegee University.
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