David Robinson speaks on the life, works and teachings of George Washington Carver; how his own life and family have been influenced and shaped by the principals and fundamentals that Carver lived by. George Washington Carver was an agricultural scientist and inventor, a professor at Tuskegee Institute and helped shape the farming industry in the American South. George promoted techniques to prevent soil depletion and the use of alternative crops like peanuts and sweet potatoes. George Washington Carver lived in an age of high racial tension, yet he received praise and recognition in both white and black communities, including honors from the NAACP.

“He could have added fortune to fame, but caring for neither, he found happiness and honor in being helpful to the world.”  -- From the gravestone of George Washington Carver.

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