Original sentence: Advocates of racial equality, theNew South, a religious approach to science, the American Dream, and even segregation appropriated Carver as a symbol of their varied causes.Carver was not widely known for his agricultural research, however he became one of the best-known African Americans of his era, following the funeral of Brooker T.Following that he was approached by a peanut growers' associtation to serve as a spokesperson.He represented the peanut growers at a sitting of the United States Congress, to explain his ideas.Washington in 1915, on that occassion he was praised by Theodore Roosevelt
Edited sentence: Carver became one of the best-known African Americans of his era.He once went to the United States Congress with a request to explain his ideas