Black History Month | Day 8 — Inventor Honor: George Washington Carver
We honor Black History Month by celebrating Dr. George Washington Carver—a visionary agricultural scientist, educator, and humanitarian whose work reshaped American farming and expanded economic opportunity. Often called “The Peanut Man,” Carver developed over 300 industrial and food products from peanuts—including dyes, paints, plastics, soaps, cosmetics, lubricants, and synthetic foods—along with 118 products from sweet…