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George Washington Carver: The Peanut Man


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Episode 146. Morgan and Emileigh dive into the life of one of America's most famous scientists, George Washington Carver. He is most well known for his work with peanuts, but he did much more for the benefit of southern farmers and people around the world. 

 

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Sources

“George Washington Carver” by History.com Editors (Oct 27 2009, updated Jan 23 2026)

https://www.history.com/articles/george-washington-carver 

 

“George Washington Carver, The Black History Monthiest of Them All” by Gene Demby (Feb 11 2014)

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/02/11/275330069/george-washington-carver-the-black-history-monthiest-of-them-all

 

“George Washington Carver” 

https://www.sciencehistory.org/education/scientific-biographies/george-washington-carver/ 

 

“George Washington Carver” 

https://www.acs.org/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/carver.html

 

“George Washington Carver” 

https://historicmissourians.shsmo.org/george-washington-carver/

 

“Innovative Iowans: Etta Budd” (Feb 2023)

https://history.iowa.gov/media/122/download?inline 

 

“A Brief History of Peanut Butter” by Kate Wheeling (Jan 2021)

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/brief-history-peanut-butter-180976525/

 

Sound Credits:

 

Music by soundoffreedom from Pixabay 

https://pixabay.com/music/ambient-film-ambient-atmosphere-413097/ 

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