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TRAIL Virtual Event Pick: "George Washington Carver in Iowa"

When:
Thursday, April 8, 2021, 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM
Where:
This is a virtual event presented via Zoom.

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Since TRAIL is unable to host our usual in-person member events at the present time, we hope these recommendations will help you select from among a wealth of online opportunities to learn, grow, and combat social isolation. Enjoy!




Join speaker Linda Griffith Smith as she discusses how Iowa was a turning point in the life of famed scientist and inventor George Washington Carver. Happenstance brought Carver to Iowa with a patched-together education, but he was a determined, educated young man when he left in 1896 for Tuskegee University with two degrees from Iowa State University. 

 

George Washington Carver developed hundreds of products using peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans. Born into slavery a year before it was outlawed, Carver left home at a young age to pursue education. He would go on to teach and conduct research at Tuskegee University for decades, and soon after his death his childhood home would be named a national monument — the first of its kind to honor an African American.

 

This event is part of the State Historical Society’s “Iowa History 101” series.


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