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George Washington Carver was an inventor, an educator, a botanist (he studied plants and agriculture), and a spokesman for black empowerment at a time when America was still segregated. While by today's standards Carver would be seen as too moderate (he did not actively protest segregation, and in fact seemed to accept it), he was one of the few black men of his day (late 1800s--early 1900s) whose opinions were taken seriously by the white establishment. He advocated for better education for black children (many of whom were not being educated at all) and he advocated for an expansion of vocational training so that black students could graduate and find jobs, even in a segregated society.

He experimented with new techniques and improved methods for growing soybeans and peanuts, and for improving soil that had been depleted by not rotating crops. In fact, he was a strong advocate for crop rotation, showing farmers its benefits. He was a long-time professor at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, and an regarded as an expert on agriculture. He often advocated for farmers, especially black farmers; and he was further known for finding new and beneficial uses for soybeans, sweet potatoes, and peanuts, and he taught about how to improve nutrition for the poor.

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