George Washington Carver Watercolor Painting by Hubbard 08/01

George Washington Carver Watercolor Painting by Hubbard 08/01 George Washington Carver spent his life in a selfless search for the secrets of God's growing things. He asked nothing for himself. He gave his discoveries to mankind. An agricultural chemist, Carver used his knowledge in a practical way, which profoundly affected the lives and fortune of people both black and white in the Deep South, and in the entire nation. Carver spread the gospel of crop rotation, taught the uneducated the virtues of proper diet, and instructed them how to plow deep and how to farm scientifically. Most importantly, he helped unseat "King Cotton" as the tyrant of the one- crop South. (A2)

Booker T. Washington Watercolor Painting by Hubbard 08/01

When Washington was 17 years old, he left home to attend Hampton Institute, in Virginia. At Hampton he earned his bed and board while receiving an education. Shortly after finishing at Hampton, he was offered a job at the Tuskegee Institute. After his death he was buried at Tuskegee. Today a bronze statue stands in his honor on the campus. The statue shows Washington removing the veil of ignorance from the eyes of Negro slaves. On the base of the statue is inscribed: "He lifted the veil of ignorance from his people and pointed the way to progress through education and industry." (A4)

Dr. Charles Richard Drew 8-1/2" x 11" B/W Picture - Photographer Unknown

Dr. Charles Richard Drew lived a short life but he left mankind an important legacy - the blood bank. A pioneer in blood research, Dr. Drew introduced the use of plasma on the battlefield. He also organized the world's first mass blood project, Blood for Britain, and established the American Red Cross Blood Bank, of which he was the first director. Born and educated in Washington, DC, he attended Dunbar High were he earned the best all- around athlete award in both his junior and senior years. Drew graduated from Amherst College in 1926 and enrolled in McGill University Medical School in Montreal where his books and studies began to take on more importance. He won two fellowships and was awarded his Medical and Master of Surgery degrees with top honors. In 1950, Dr. Drew was on his way to a medical meeting when his car overturned and he experienced a fatal accident. He was died at the age of 45. (A5)

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