This Public Broadcasting Service documentary explores how Black Newspaper editor and civil rights activist William Monroe Trotter helped launch a protest in 1915 to ban D. W. Griffith’s film, Birth of a Nation.

Cast concrete bust of George Washington Carver surrounded by tallgrass prairie.

Film: "Birth of a Movement" (60 minutes)

Coffee with George Washington Carver
Herbs &amp; Wild Edibles
Join a park ranger and volunteers for a coffee or tea break and learn more about George Washington Carver and featured topics.
Explore George Washington Carver’s agricultural and nutritional bulletins. Learn how to identify, forage, and prepare wild herbs and edibles in your backyard with Volunteer-in Park Linda.

Bronze statue of George Washington Carver holding a plant.

Coffee with George Washington Carver: Herbs & Wild Edibles

A ranger-led program celebrating the accomplishments and bravery of African American women.

A women dressed in early 20th century clothing.

African American Trailblazers: Women's History Month Edition

Discover the possibilities of the sweet potato with the lab demonstration of George Washington Carver’s recipes for sweet potato starch, flour, and mock coconut.

A slice of sweet potato pie on a plate with the folk.

Sweet Potato Savvy

A compelling film on Harriet Tubman, Civil War scout, nurse, spy, and conductor on the Underground Railroad.

Harriet Tubman as a young woman sitting in a chair.

Film: "Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom" (60 minutes)

Explore the women who served as material figures and mentors for Geoge Washington Carver.

Women in George Washington Carver's Life

Arts and Culture

Food

Picnicking

Guided Tours

Self-Guided Tours - Walking

Hands-On

Junior Ranger Program

Birdwatching

Park Film

Museum Exhibits

Shopping

Bookstore and Park Store

Gift Shop and Souvenirs

African American Heritage

Arts

Painting

Burial, Cemetery and Gravesite

Enslavement

Reconstruction

Religion and Spirituality

Science, Technology and Innovation

Social Movements

Civil Rights

Conservation Movement

Wars and Conflicts

Civil War

World War II

Women's History

Climate Change

Fire

Night Sky

Trails

The young child known as the "Plant Doctor" tended his secret garden while observing the day-to-day operations of a 19th century farm. Nature and nurture ultimately influenced George on his quest for education to becoming a renowned agricultural scientist, educator, and humanitarian.

Bronze status of young George Washington Carver atop a large boulder, on the Carver trail.

Statue of young George Washington Carver on the Carver trail

An entrance sign to George Washington Carver National Monument with wildflower and plants.

George Washington Carver NM Entrance

Sunflowers in a prairie at George Washington Carver NM.

George Washington Carver NM Prairie

Park's science classroom with lab tables and wall exhibits on George Washington Carver.

George Washington Carver NM Science Classroom

A cast concrete bust of George Washington Carver and prairie in the background.

George Washington Carver Bust