![]() | George Washington Carver George Washington Carver (1864-1943), best known for his work as a scientist and a botanist, was an anomaly in his own time--a black man praised by white America. Gary R. Kremer is Executive Director of The State Historical Society of Missouri. He is the author and editor of numerous works, including James Milton Turner and the Promise of America: The Public Life of a Post-Civil War Black Leader ; Missouri's Black Heritage, Revised Edition ; and George Washington Carver: In His Own Words (all University of Missouri Press). He lives in Jefferson City, Missouri. |
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