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George Washington Carver National MonumentGeorge Washington Carver's artwork, courtesy of George Washington Carver National Monument
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Moses Carver, a farmer in southwest Missouri, purchased a 13-year old enslaved girl named Mary in 1855. Mary worked mostly around the cabins with Moses's wife, Susan. While enslaved on the farm Mary gave birth to two sons: James and George.

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