George Washington Carver Research Paper
George Washington Carver was born before the Civil War. His exact birth is unknown. He was born in the Kansas Territory near Diamond Grove, Missouri. In 1864, he was born into slavery from his mother and father. He was one of twelve children born from Giles and Mary. His parents were owned by a German American immigrant named Moses Carver. George’s father was killed a little bit before George was born.
Moses and Susan Carver were small-scale farmers, they were successful. The only slaves, Moses and his wife had been Carver’s mother and his older brother. He was not allowed to go to the nearby school because of his color. “Being a sickly child, George was not required to do hard labor, but helped around the house.” (history.com). Carver’s mother had disappeared when George was just an infant. At about the same time Carver’s mother had disappeared, George became orphaned and free. …show more content…
He also appeared on a half dollar coin, between 1951 and 1954. A George Washington Garden was opened in 2005 from the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.
George Washington Carver had health problems before the fall. Carver died on January 5, 1943. He was buried on the Tuskegee ground. He died from falling down a flight of stairs. He died from anemia. A maid was the one who found him unconscious. He was buried right next to Booker T. Washington. At the time of the death Carver was 78 years old.
I picked George Washington Carver for two reasons. One, he had a lot of information. Two, he was the only one I could find that nobody else had. Even though he didn’t invent peanut butter I think he has a ricked life story. George Washington Carver was a lot of things, a son, a brother, a student, a professor, a slave, and tons of more things. He wasn’t a father or a husband, but he was a really good friend to some amazing and famous people. In his long life he invented many products from peanut, pecans, and sweet
Moses and Susan Carver were small-scale farmers, they were successful. The only slaves, Moses and his wife had been Carver’s mother and his older brother. He was not allowed to go to the nearby school because of his color. “Being a sickly child, George was not required to do hard labor, but helped around the house.” (history.com). Carver’s mother had disappeared when George was just an infant. At about the same time Carver’s mother had disappeared, George became orphaned and free. …show more content…
He also appeared on a half dollar coin, between 1951 and 1954. A George Washington Garden was opened in 2005 from the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.
George Washington Carver had health problems before the fall. Carver died on January 5, 1943. He was buried on the Tuskegee ground. He died from falling down a flight of stairs. He died from anemia. A maid was the one who found him unconscious. He was buried right next to Booker T. Washington. At the time of the death Carver was 78 years old.
I picked George Washington Carver for two reasons. One, he had a lot of information. Two, he was the only one I could find that nobody else had. Even though he didn’t invent peanut butter I think he has a ricked life story. George Washington Carver was a lot of things, a son, a brother, a student, a professor, a slave, and tons of more things. He wasn’t a father or a husband, but he was a really good friend to some amazing and famous people. In his long life he invented many products from peanut, pecans, and sweet