When: Born in 1860
Where: Missouri
What: Famous scientist that helped farmers in the South and Midwest
Why: George Washington Carver showed farmers how to make the soil more fertile, discovered two funguses, came up with over hundreds of ways to use peanuts, corn stocks, pecans, clay and sweet potatoes (used by the army in WW1), and was offered jobs by many different people such as Henry Ford and Thomas Edison. He was the son of 2 slaves and got rejected from Highland University in Kansas because he was black but later flourished in 2 other colleges. He won various awards.
http://www.greatblackheroes.com/education/george-washington-carver/
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