Mark Hersey is a lecturer at the University of Kansas and the Interim Project Director for two affiliated public history projects, the online portions of which are accessible at http://kuhistory.com/ and http://kansashistoryonline.org/ksh/. His dissertation centered on the environmental vision of George Washington Carver.
George Washington Carver (c.1864 -1943)
George Washington Carver began life inauspiciously on the frontier of southwestern Missouri. Born a slave, the precise date, indeed, even the year, is unknown. He never knew either of his biological parents but was raised by his former owners as if he were their own. … Read MoreGeorge Washington Carver (c.1864 -1943)