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Notable Black Americans and Their Achievements
A compact profile of George Washington Carver, Elizabeth Koontz, Edward W. Brooke, and Garret A. Morgan. It highlights Carver's peanut and sweet potato innovations, Koontz as a pioneering educator and NEA president, Brooke's Senate career after serving as Massachusetts Attorney General, and Morgan's inventions including the safety hood and the first electric traffic signal, with lifespans noted for Carver and Morgan.
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George Washington Carver
Missouri
South
Edward W. Brooke
United States Senate
Massachusetts
Garret A. Morgan
Paris
Kentucky
Cleveland
Ohio