1952 Carver/ Washington Commemorative Half Dollar, "This coin portrays the conjoined bust of two prominent black Americans, Booker T. Washington who was a Lecturer, educator, and principal of Tuskeggee institute . He urged training to advance independence and efficiency for his race. George Washington Carver was an agricultural chemist who worked to improve the economy of the South. He spent part of his life teaching crop improvement and new usesee for soybeans, peanuts, sweet potatoes, and cotton waste.
