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1923 - Spingarn Award: George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver, head of the department of research at Tuskegee Institute, received the NAACP’s Spingarn Medal for his groundbreaking contributions to agricultural chemistry. Carver’s innovative work with crop rotation and alternative crops like peanuts and sweet potatoes revolutionized Southern agriculture and promoted sustainable farming.

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