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A portrait of
George Washington Carver
, American
scientist
,
botanist
,
educator
and
inventor
, from 1942. Much of Carver's fame is based on his research into and promotion of alternative
crops
to
cotton
, such as
peanuts
and
sweet potatoes
. In addition to his work on agricultural extension education for purposes of advocacy of
sustainable agriculture
and appreciation of plants and nature, Carver's important accomplishments also included improvement of
racial relations
,
mentoring
children,
poetry
,
painting
, and
religion
. One of his most important roles was in undermining, through the fame of his achievements and many talents, the widespread
stereotype
of the time that the
black
race was intellectually inferior to the
white
race.
Photo:
Arthur Rothstein
; Restoration:
Lise Broer
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