{"product_id":"school-of-thought-george-washington-carver-collegiate-crewneck","title":"School of Thought | George Washington Carver Collegiate Crewneck","description":"\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e\u003c!--\ntd {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e40% Cotton\/60% Polyester \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGildan Brand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eColor: Sport Gray\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnisex Cut (Average Fit) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Washington Carver\u003c\/b\u003e (c. 1860\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-nn_2-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Washington_Carver#cite_note-nn-2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-gwcnps_3-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Washington_Carver#cite_note-gwcnps-3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e – 5 January 1943), was an American botanist and inventor. The exact day and year of his birth are unknown; he was born into slavery in Missouri, either in 1861, or January 1864.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-gwcnps_3-1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Washington_Carver#cite_note-gwcnps-3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarver's reputation is based on his research into and promotion of alternative crops to cotton, such as peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes, which also aided nutrition for farm families. He wanted poor farmers to grow alternative crops both as a source of their own food and as a source of other products to improve their quality of life. The most popular of his 44 practical bulletins for farmers contained 105 food recipes using peanuts.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-105ways_4-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Washington_Carver#cite_note-105ways-4\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e He also developed and promoted about 100 products made from peanuts that were useful for the house and farm, including cosmetics, dyes, paints, plastics, gasoline, and nitroglycerin. He received numerous honors for his work, including the Spingarn Medal of the NAACP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was recognized for his many achievements and talents. In 1941, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine dubbed Carver a \"Black Leonardo\".\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-time_article1_5-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Washington_Carver#cite_note-time_article1-5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \"School of Thought\" collection, designed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/MARSFIVEGRFX\" title=\"Mars Five\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMars Five\u003c\/a\u003e and Philadelphia Printworks, represents the double consciousness experienced by African diaspora in America and creates a safe space for the praxis of liberation.  The collection imagines a different world where colleges and institutions have been established based on the philosophies of Marcus Garvey, Audre Lorde, Ida B. 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