George Washington Carver Earns an Advanced Degree at Iowa State

In 1891, George transferred to the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, now Iowa State University in Ames. George befriended James Wilson, the head of the agricultural school who would later serve as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture for sixteen years. His dairying professor, Henry C. Wallace, would hold the same post in the 1920s. Wallace’s son, Henry A. Wallace, would serve as Agriculture Secretary and Vice President under Franklin D. Roosevelt.

This segment from Iowa PBS’s George Washington Carver: An Uncommon Life documentary includes interviews from people who knew or were influenced by him. Interviews took place at Iowa State University, Simpson College and Tuskegee University.