George Washington Carver
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George Washington Carver was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was one of the most prominent Black scie
Carver c. 1910
The farmhouse of Moses Carver (built in 1881), near the place where George Carver lived as a youth
Carver at work in his laboratory
George Washington Carver, front row, center, poses with fellow faculty of Tuskegee Institute in this c. 1902 photograph taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston.
Peanut
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The peanut, also known as the groundnut, goober, goober pea, pindar or monkey nut, is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds, contained in underground pods. It is widely grown in the tropics
George Washington Carver
…Carver developed techniques to improve types of soils depleted by repeated plantings of cotton. He wanted poor farmers to grow other crops, such as peanuts and sweet potatoes, as a source of their own food and to improve their quality of life. Carver chose these crops due to the conditions of the soil in…
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Developing fruits (pods)