George Washington Carver By Owen J Jonathan Y

George Washington Carver By: Owen J. & Jonathan Y. & Cory M.

�George Washington Carver was born in January, 1864 in Diamond Grove, Missouri. �George grew up in a small farm. �Slavery had been abolished by the 13 th amendment and the Carvers had no children of there own. �Growing up George liked to learn about things. Early Years

� George’s parents names are Moses and Susan Carver. � They took care of George and his brother James, teaching them to read and write. � George wanted to go to school and learn more. � However, there weren’t any schools for black children close enough to home for him to attend. � He was especially interested in plants and animals. FAMILY LIFE

�George invented hundreds of peanut products. �He invented peanut butter. George was known for growing lots of peanuts. �George became known around the world as an expert agriculture. �George was known through out the south as the farmer’s best friend. �He didn’t even patent most of his work because he considered his ideas as gifts from God. Important contributions

�He died by falling down stairs in his house. �His nickname was the wizard of Tuskegee. �He was the first man to make a living out of peanuts. �It take’s 500 peanuts to make a jar of peanut butter. �People in the south called peanuts “goobers. ” �He wrote a pamphlet called Help for Hard Times that instructed farmers on what they could do to improve their crops. Interesting Facts

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