Born Poor: American Success Stories Benjamin Franklin, Gwendolyn Brooks, Cesar Chavez, Lyndon B. Johnson, Pearl S. Buck, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Andrew Carnegie, George Washington Carver, Wendell Chino, Shirley Anita Chisholm, Frederick Douglass, Dwight Eisenhower, Ulysses Simpson Grant, Alexander Hamilton, Barbara Jordan, Abraham Lincoln, Thurgood Marshall, Colin Powell, Ronald Reagan, John D. Rockefeller, Harry S. Truman, Tom Landry, Mary Kay Ash, and many others.
Learn how they were able to overcome poverty and lead successful lives.
Born Poor: American Success Stories by Ludwig Otto
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John D. Rockefeller, born poor in the USA. Today, the Rockefeller name is associated with many projects that have benefited mankind.
During the 1998-1999 academic year, Iowa State University celebrated the legacy of its first African American student and faculty member, George Washington Carver. Renowned for developing innovative uses for a variety of agricultural crops such as peanuts, soybeans and sweet potatoes, Carver's legacy at Iowa State is even more than academic achievement. He was an accomplished musician, artist, orator, athletic trainer and student leader. Iowa State's land-grant heritage provided a rich environment where he could take root and blossom. It is an environment that remains rich in academic, cultural, artistic and athletic opportunities.