George Washington Carver - Legacy and Honors

Legacy and Honors

  • 1923, Spingarn Medal from the NAACP, awarded annually for outstanding achievement.
  • 1928, honorary doctorate from Simpson College
  • 1939, the Roosevelt Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Southern Agriculture
  • 1940, Carver established the George Washington Carver Foundation at the Tuskegee Institute. *1941, The George Washington Carver Museum was dedicated at the Tuskegee Institute.
  • 1942, Ford built a replica of Carver's birth cabin at the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village in Dearborn as a tribute.
  • 1942, Ford dedicated a laboratory in Dearborn named after Carver.
  • 19xx?, the US Congress designated January 5, the anniversary of his death, as George Washington Carver Recognition Day.
  • 2007, the Missouri Botanical Gardens has a garden area named in his honor, with a commemorative statue and material about his work

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