The Scientist Who Saved the South: George Washington Carver

Описание: Dive deep into the legacy of George Washington Carver (c. 1864 – 1943), the visionary agricultural scientist and inventor who fundamentally transformed the American South. This documentary explores how Carver's groundbreaking work at the Tuskegee Institute combated the devastating effects of cotton monoculture and soil depletion.

Learn about his tireless advocacy for crop rotation and alternative, soil-enriching legumes like the peanut and sweet potato. Faced with a surplus of these new crops, Carver pioneered hundreds of uses for them—including over 300 from peanuts alone (from food products and cosmetics to industrial applications)—thereby creating new markets and economic independence for poor Black and white farmers. Often called "The Peanut Man," Carver's scientific contributions to agronomy and chemurgy were critical to the development of sustainable farming and had a lasting impact on American agriculture.

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