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Carver wasn't just the "man who did something with peanuts." He was adept at teaching poor southern farmers of all skin tones how to turn well-worn soil into highly productive fields. Rosenwald schools across the South used his teachings, and northwest Louisiana became home to one of the nation's most extraordinary distributions of Rosenwald schools. He helped countless poor farmers in the United States begin and participate in farmers' unions. And Carver mentored a young Shreveport man named Luther Jones. ....
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What can we take from the life of this genius? My take-away is: cultivate our innate gifts, follow your passion, be committed, stay single minded and focused, remain humble and appreciative of your successes. My family owes a deep gratitude to George Washington Carver. On my paternal side my ancestors owned land and were peanut farmers (along with corn, soybeans and other crops) in Southampton County Virginia from the late 1870’s to the present. Thank you Dr. Carver! ....
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