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More than peanut butter: Why George Washington Carver has his own holiday

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It seems every day now is some form of holiday, but Jan. 5 is one that deserves a little more love. The fifth day of the year is known as Carver Day, marking the death and ...
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How George Washington Carver National Monument became first monument dedicated to an African American and first to a non-president

In 1943 when Congress okayed the establishment of The George Washington Carver National Monument, it was a powerful tribute to George Washington Carver as a leading agricultural scientist, educator ...
Des Moines Register

Peanut pioneers: Who invented the modern peanut butter?

Peanut butter: delicacy to household staple. But, how'd we get here? Technically, the Inca were the first to make a spreadable peanut paste. The peanut butter we all know and love wasn't introduced to ...
Nashville Scene

Making Blue Pigment the George Washington Carver Way

Back at the beginning of December, I read an article about how Chicago-based artist and architect Amanda Williams had revived the process George Washington Carver used to produce a blue pigment using ...