Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
An African American botanist and professor born enslaved who developed methods for preventing soil depletion and served as an agricultural counselor to President Theodore Roosevelt.
AP course connection
Topic 4.20: 4.20 Science, Medicine, and Technology in Black Communities