George Washington Carver George Washington Carver is an iconic person in American History. His father George Sr. died before George was born. As he grew older, George became the man of his household but his older brother Jim was a slave for a neighboring plantation near his family’s small cabin house. When George was young, he and his mother were kidnapped. George was returned shortly after, but his mother was not. The plantation owners then began to raise Jim and George, but the brothers helped out around the plantation as slaves. The owner’s wife, Susan became interested in helping George better his education because she saw potential in him. She sent him to a small school house, and taught him many new things about the plants in her garden. Being born a slave did not stop Carver’s accomplishments throughout the course of his life. In later years, Carver gained international fame as an agricultural inventor, educator, and researcher. He pursued his education further than what his hometown of …show more content…
Carver was never able to return to Iowa and finish his Doctorate, but some say it was God’s purpose for him to help the Black Belt become what it is today. His death on January 5, 1943, issued a worldwide silence. His home has forever resided in Diamond, Missouri, and would eventually become a national monument. On July 14, 1943, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt founded the monument and donated over $30,000.00 to help restore it. This was the first of many future monuments dedicated to African Americans that were not Presidents. Carver’s boyhood home consists of rolling hills, woodlands, and prairies, on a 210 acre stretch. The park has also added a nature walk, museum, and an interactive exhibit for kids. Hundreds of thousands of people visit this historic monument yearly, coming from all over the world. Many thank Carver’s accomplishments of creating new ways to farm and new products from the