george washington carver, an agricultural scientist growing up in the reconstruction south, invented hundreds of products and processes in advocacy of sustainable agriculture…
he created or disseminated about 100 products made from peanuts that were useful for the house and farm, including cosmetics, dyes, paints, plastics, gasoline, and nitroglycerin.
plus, he mentored children, painted, and flipped one of the biggest stereotypes this country has ever dealt with on its ass.
read some about this incredible man here.
photos courtesy of learningcommons.org and pamela harman
