George Washington Carver: A Life

Did Carver push back against the idea of training southern African Americans to accept their lowly station in society in exchange for greater, short-term economic gain? What exactly were the terms of his commitment to his "people"? [...]why Carver stayed at Tuskegee with the dictatorial Wa...

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Published in:Journal of Southern History 2016, Vol.82 (4), p.953
Main Author: Reidy, Thomas E
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Biographies
Carver, George Washington (1864?-1943)
Race relations
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Summary:Did Carver push back against the idea of training southern African Americans to accept their lowly station in society in exchange for greater, short-term economic gain? What exactly were the terms of his commitment to his "people"? [...]why Carver stayed at Tuskegee with the dictatorial Washington and all his broken promises-they worked together for twenty years, until Washington died in 1915-is a question that undoubtedly has a more nuanced answer than Vella offers.
ISSN:0022-4642
2325-6893
DOI:10.1353/soh.2016.0288