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1864George Washington Carver is born in Diamond Grove, Missouri.

George Washington Carver is born to the slave of Moses and Susan Carver. Soon after his birth, he and his mother are kidnapped. Carver is found and returned to Moses and Susan Carver. After emancipation, the Carvers kept George and his brother and raise them. 1890George Washington Carver enrolls in Simpson College in Iowa.

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Carver is the first black student admitted to the school and is allowed to enter without an official high school degree. George attends Simpson College to study piano and art. His art teacher is impressed by his ability with plants and encourages him to transfer to Iowa State College of Agriculture in Ames, Iowa. 1891George Washington Carver transfers to Iowa State College of Agriculture.



Carver is the first black student to attend Iowa State College of Agriculture. He begins his study of plants. Three future U.S. secretaries of agriculture graduated from Iowa State Col