Born: About 1864 (exact date is unknown)
Died: January 5, 1943
George Washington Carver was born a slave in Diamond Grove, Missouri, around 1864. He is one of the nation's most famous agricultural scientists.
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/carver

Practical Advice for farmers-George Washington Carver
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/scientists/carver/farmers_1

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/scientists/carver/peanut_1

Teaching at Tuskegee
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/scientists/carver/tuskegee_1