In 1951- George Washington Carver National Monument presented in Joplin MO
In 2016- Carla Hayden named as head of Library of Congress, becoming first woman and first African American to hold position
To Inspire You
His headstone said "Free at last, Free at last" - But death is a slave's freedom - We seek the freedom of free men - And the construction of a world - Where Martin Luther King could have lived - and preached non-violence
