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George Washington Carver: Grandfather of Sustainability – Part IV

In Part III, we learned of George Washington Carver’s work at Tuskegee Institute and a few of his many inventions. This is the conclusion of George Washington Carver: Grandfather of Sustainability. This brilliant mini-biography by Cheri Colburn first appeared in Greenwoman #2.  It’s available in that issue, or in its entirety as an ebook on Amazon.com.

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George Washington Carver: Grandfather of Sustainability – Part III

In Part II, we left George Washington Carver as he just accepted an offer from Booker T. Washington to come to a new and financially struggling black college in Alabama, Tuskegee Institute. This brilliant mini-biography by Cheri Colburn first appeared in Greenwoman #2.  It’s available in that issue, or in its entirety as an ebook on

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George Washington Carver: Grandfather of Sustainability – Part II

In Part I, we learned about George Washington Carver’s early years, from his birth to a slave in Missouri through his early education. We left during his teen years, as he finds a ride with the Smith family to find more schooling, and hopefully, more opportunities, in Fort Scott, Kansas. This brilliant mini-biography by Cheri

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