The son of slaves, Carver had to overcome enormous obstacles in his life to achieve an education. He became a great scientist, philosopher, a gifted artist. The entire scope of his talents, perhaps, were fully understood only by Carver himself. He was wooed away from Iowa State to the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama by another great African-American leader, Booker T. Washington. It wasn't money that enticed Carver to move.
Money is the calling of many people.
But it was not the calling of Carver. In a letter to Booker T. Washington, Carver explained his reason for transferring to Tuskegee, then a poor African-American institution. Carver was right. Education is the key to unlocking the golden door of true freedom. Carver was affirmatively assisted in attaining his education at Iowa State.