This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
A Boy Who was Traded for a Horse
An elderly, poor yet brilliant George Washington Carver is pictured at Tuskegee Institute. The article traces his origins from slavery, his education overcoming prejudice, and his groundbreaking work turning peanuts and sweet potatoes into hundreds of products. It notes his devotion to the South, his lab innovations, and his moral choice to stay at Tuskegee despite offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Tukegee Institute
Washington
Doctor Carver
Tuskegee Institute
George Washington Carver
Tuskegee
South
Luxembourg
Paris
Middle West
Buster Carver
Moses Carver
Alamond Grove
Wats
Hack
George Washington
al Eollegs
Simpson College
Indianola
Towa
Iowa State College
Carver
Lowa Tale
Booker T. Washington
Edison
God
Dr. Carver
Congress
Ways and ‘Means
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