| George Washington Carver was an awesome black | | | | George Washington Carver had a deep commitment |
| professor, botanist, and scientist who did a lot of good | | | | to his faith in God. It was not something he hid and as |
| for American agriculture and race relations during the | | | | a result he caught a lot of static. Carver was famously |
| beginning of the 20th Century. | | | | criticized in the November 20, 1924, New York Times |
| He encouraged people to grow crops other than | | | | article "Men of Science Never Talk That Way." The |
| cotton to revitalize the soil (the Earth is losing top soil at | | | | Times considered Carver's statements that God |
| an alarming rate due to harsh agricultural methods | | | | guided his research inconsistent with a scientific |
| which don't replace what they use in the soil). He also | | | | approach. |
| encouraged people to develop more than just their | | | | Can't please everybody, even when you're saving the |
| farm game- he had 8 virtues which he would share | | | | world, I suppose. I read an article in the New York |
| with his students that he believed necessary for | | | | Times the other day about "flash mobs" in Philadelphia, |
| development of the whole person. | | | | where a mob of 300 will organize and synchronize a |
| George Washington Carver loved what he did. He | | | | public riot via social networking sites on their portable |
| believed in his purpose, standing up against racism and | | | | cellular devices. The New York Times solution to this? |
| dedicating his life and time to being a steward of | | | | More after school programs. More funding. Such an |
| nature, and maybe he did not try for this status but I | | | | uninspiring, materialistic way of explaining that type of |
| deem him agricultural revolutionary. He even testified | | | | abusive and harmful behaviour, I do believe. |
| before a racist Congressional committee in favor of a | | | | The Earth today is facing problems, one of them being |
| tariff on Chinese peanuts undercutting locally grown | | | | a rapid deterioration of top soil, an essential ingredient |
| American peanuts. Despite initial disrespect shown by | | | | for crop production. Years of agricultural procedures |
| the Congressmen, undeterred, he won them over with | | | | heavily reliant on chemical fertilizers have caused |
| his knowledge and brilliance. | | | | widespread damage to the planet's soil, reducing the |
| He was consulted with by 3 American Presidents and | | | | total amount of available soil substantially. These days |
| promoted by a 4th, Harry S. Truman, who during a | | | | a lot of focus is being put on sustainability, farms that |
| time of war pushed to have a national monument | | | | produce more than they use of everything, including |
| created to honor George Washington Carver. A | | | | soil. A solution being touted in the scientific community: |
| supporter said "The bill is not simply a momentary | | | | organic farming and composting. |
| pause on the part of busy men engaged in the | | | | In the Bible and Torah there were numerous |
| conduct of the war, to do honor to one of the truly | | | | references to early composting procedures. Famous |
| great Americans of this country, but it is in essence a | | | | individuals that produced and promoted the use of |
| blow against the Axis, it is in essence a war measure | | | | compost include George Washington, Thomas |
| in the sense that it will further unleash and release the | | | | Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington |
| energies of roughly 15,000,000 Negro people in this | | | | Carver. |
| country for full support of our war effort." The bill | | | | Men of Science Talk That Way. |
| passed in both houses without a single vote against. | | | | |