Martin Luther King Jr., 23 September 1959, during his Address at Public Meeting of the Southern Christian Ministers Conference of Mississippi.
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From oppressive and crippling surroundings, George Washington Carver lifted his searching, creative mind to the ordinary peanut, and found therein extraordinary possibilities for goods and products unthinkable by minds of the past.
— Martin Luther King Jr.
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About George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver (12 July 1864 – 5 January 1943) was an African-American botanist who worked in agricultural extension in the southern United States.
About George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver (12 July 1864 – 5 January 1943) was an African-American botanist who worked in agricultural extension in the southern United States.
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