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“Do All Things In-Vesica.”

Originally posted on January 11, 2018

George Washington Carver was called “The Black Leonardo.”

He walked through the woods at four in the morning and listened.

He created a garden as a child and sang to plants. He attended Simpson College and transferred to Iowa State College of Agriculture.

He knew that the poor practices of mono-agriculture destroyed land.

The peanut revealed it equaled protein in sirloin steak, and carbs in potatoes. Carver found that one-third of the nut had seven different varieties of oil and twenty-four other products. He issued bulletins on the discoveries: two hundred pounds of milk equaled ten pounds of peanut butter; one hundred pounds of peanuts equaled thirty-five pounds of peanut butter.

From twenty sources of leaves, roots, and stems he got five hundred thirty-six separate dyes that could be used for wool; cotton; linen; silk, and leather. Forty-nine of the colors were from Scuppernong Grape. He saved wheat by mixing flours with sweet potatoes. Nutritionists and dieticians were treated to a vegetarian dinner with mixed flours, sheep sorrel, peppergrass, wild chicory, and dandelions in a salad. Carver made “mock chicken” from peanuts and sweet potatoes.

Carver created a “starch” valuable to the textile industry which later became a component in the glue for postage stamps.”

Peanut oil helped atrophied muscles of polio victims.

A lot of us heard or read the above and knew that he was born into slavery. What was recently shared in an article by Yolanda Spivey in 2014 was that when he was a little boy, Carver was castrated by the man who owned him. Allegedly, Carver became a house servant and since he was going to spend the majority of his time in the house, his owner didn’t want him to rape his daughter, so he took away his ability to mature into a fully functioning adult male.“…a person close to Carver spoke with the doctors who examined him when he died and confirmed that where there should’ve been testicles, there was scar tissue.”

The cost of being a House Negro: “Although I wasn’t able to gather concrete evidence, I came across many websites that suggested that Black slaves in America were often castrated if they were assigned to work in the homes of their Masters.”

His faith was in something higher than man in spite of “…(Dick) Gregory insisted that George Washington Carver was stripped of his dignity and manhood…when Carver was a little boy…”

I used two sources for this information: The Secret Life of Plants, by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird; “THE CASTRATION OF GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER”
by Yolanda Spivey, Published on September 15, 2014 (written in 2011), copied below.

Here’s a very interesting article from Yolanda Spivey of YourBlackWorld.com. It’s about Dr. George Washington Carver and statements made by Dick Gregory in the documentary “Hidden Colors 3” regarding Dr. Carver being castrated when he was a boy. Yolanda did her research and provides sources to substantiate Dick Gregory’s statements and we appreciate that.

“Gregory insisted that George Washington Carver was stripped of his dignity and manhood. When Carver was a little boy, he was…

THE CASTRATION OF GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER
Published On September 15, 2014By Yolanda SpiveyI came across an interesting clip from the popular documentary, “Hidden Colors 3.” In it, legendary comedian, writer, and activist Dick Gregory, gave a brief assessment on racism in America. He also said something that was quite startling—George Washington Carver was a victim of castration.George Washington Carver who is known as one of America’s greatest scientist was born into slavery sometime in 1864. Much of his early life was unknown; but what we do know about this great man is that he was the inventor of many food products that eventually became everyday staples in the diets of Americans.Carver who never married, devoted much of his time to science and kept himself busy with a plethora of hobbies such as knitting, painting, sewing, and of course his research as it related to agriculture.

Gregory insisted that George Washington Carver was stripped of his dignity and manhood. When Carver was a little boy, he was castrated by the man who owned him. Allegedly, Carver became a house servant and since he was going to spend a majority of time in the house, his owner didn’t want him to rape his daughter, so he took away his ability to mature into a fully functioning adult male.

What was also startling about this story is hearing the actual voice of Carver. It was quite high-pitched—I can’t even describe it.

So I had to do my research.

While some research states that Carver’s voice was high pitched due to scarring on his throat as a result of developing whooping cough as a child, others state that castration was much likely the cause.

In her 1981 book George Washington Carver: Scientist and Symbol, author Linda O. McMury notes that when asked why he wasn’t married, Carver vaguely eluded to friends in 1937 that an unpleasant event from his past prevented him from ever marrying or having children. He never specified what happened.

Authors Harley Flack and Edmund D. Pellegrino stated in their 1992 book African-American Perspectives on Biomedical Ethics, that Carver had his critical body parts removed by a “Dr. Dιck.” The authors stated that the incident took place when Carver was only 11 years old and he actually approved of the procedure, as he didn’t want to be seen as a threat to society. He also wanted an education and dedicated his life to service. The authors state that Carver’s owner put the young man through the procedure because he “needed a new house servant and companion for his daughter.”

Further proof came from biographer Peter Burchard, who in 2010 did an interview with Iowa Public Radio in which he suggested that c@stration was also a factor. Burchard stated that a person close to Carver spoke with the doctors who examined him when he died and confirmed that where there should’ve been testicles, there was scar tissue.

What the hell?

In renaissance times, it was quite common that Eunuchs (men who’d had their reproductive organs removed) be used to guard the castle in many European countries. The King would put these Eunuchs in place because they knew that it would be impossible for them to carry on sexual relationships with the Queen and Princess of the castle. It’s only feasible to assume that the practice was carried over into slavery.

Although I wasn’t able to gather concrete evidence, I came across many websites that suggested that Black slaves in America were often c@strated if they were assigned to work in the homes of their Masters.

Carver’s voice never fully developed because it’s possible that his male hormones never developed properly. Throughout most of his life, people thought he was a homosexual. At one point, he courted a woman by the name of Sarah L. Hunt for three years. But historians suggested that the union lasted until she took a teaching position in California.

Why am I bringing up old stuff again? Because this is another example of the atrocities committed against Black men in this country. I saw George Washington Carver one way before I learned about this atrocity. Now I see him as a victim. Yes, he created a great legacy for himself and is down in the history books as one of the greatest scientists to ever grace American soil. But his right to reproduce was traded in for such an accolade. His right to marry and have sexual relations was stripped away from him.

Nevertheless, he is again one of the greatest scientists in America’s history.

There are no heirs, no descendants.

Allison L. Williams Hill is an artist; designer; planner; healer; integrative health coach, and inventor. She shares her work and services through

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