Today In African-American History: George Washington Carver of Tuskegee Institute received the Spingarn Medal - September 4, 1923 George Washington Carver of Tuskegee Institute received the Spingarn Medal, the NAACPs highest award, for distinguished research in agricultural chemistry. George Washington Carver (Born in 1861 – January 5, 1943), was an American scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor. He was born into slavery in Missouri. Carvers reputation is based on his research into and promotion of alternative crops to cotton, such as peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes, which also aided nutrition for farm families. He wanted poor farmers to grow alternative crops both as a source of their own food and as a source of other products to improve their quality of life. The most popular of his 44 practical bulletins for farmers contained 105 food recipes using peanuts. He also developed and promoted about 100 products made from peanuts that were useful for the house and farm, including cosmetics, dyes, paints, plastics, gasoline, and nitroglycerin.
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