he was born in diamond missouri. he had an older brother and a mother. they were slaves of moses and susan carver who were small scae yet sucessful farmers. his mother however disappered and was presumed kidnpped by slave raiders when he was but a child. he ironically became free and orphaned at round the same time. as a result, his slave owners who were without child raised him and his brother as thought they were their own children. growing up, he was not required to do hard wrk other than help around the house as much as he could. he was very smart for his age as his very intellect amazed those who surrounded him. unfortunatley h wasn't allowed to attend school becuasse of his colour. his drive to aqquire more knowledge was the reason behind …show more content…
at the time of his completion of a masters degree in agriculture in 1896, he had impressed the faculty. they saw him as an extremly rtalented student in horicultrue and mycology as wwell as a remarkable teacher of freshman biology. had he had less melanin, he'd probably have stayed at Iowa. instead he accepted an offer from booker t. washington to head the agricultural department at an all balck staffed tuskegee institute in …show more content…
as a result, the national spotlight was shone down on the "peanut man" his fame led his to numerous speaking events that ead him away from campus for long periods of time and by the late 1920's he had abandonded teaching and agricultural plot work. he continued to advise peanut producers for free but never accepted compensation. much of his time was dedicated to lecture tours of white college campuses. his warm personality was one of the many reasons why he was able to cultivate personally close relationships with dozns of young whites opening their eyes to racial injustice. he served as a mentor and a father firgure to balck