Carver was accepted at Highland College in Highland, Kansas. He traveled to the college, but he was rejected when they discovered that he was an African American. In 1890, Carver started studying art and piano at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. At the end of his undergraduate career in 1894, recognizing Carver's potential, Joseph Budd and Louis Pammel convinced Carver to stay in Iowa and attend Iowa State for his master's degree.
he finished high school and went to college.
George Washington Carver Sr. High School was created in 1899.
George Washington Carver Sr. High School ended in 1967.
George Washington Carver Graduated From High School in Kanas in Indianola,Iowa in 1890.
George Washington Carver attended a school for African American children in Diamond Grove, Missouri. He faced various challenges accessing education due to racial segregation and eventually attended schools in Kansas and Iowa to further his studies.
George was the son of slaves, his family owned by a man named Carver. When he went to Iowa State Agricultural College, he adopted the middle name Washington, reportedly because there was another George Carver at the school.
Growing up George Had been known as Carver George. When he started school he went by the name: "George Carver". He later added the W and told his friends it was Washington. That's how he got the name "George Washington Carver"
age 12
it was bad because he had to learn by his self
he worked at a schoolpenut factory
Though denied admission to Highland University because of his race, Carver gained acceptance to Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, in 1890.
George Washington Carver was accepted at Highland College in Kansas, but was refused upon his arrival due to his race. Years later he would study botany at Iowa State Agricultural College, and eventually earn his Master's degree and even teach there. He was the school's first black student and its first black faculty member.