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A quick Google indicates there is some confusion about whether Edson was a black or white man?
by jklinger410 4y ago
A quick Google indicates there is some confusion about whether Edson was a black or white man?
- samatman 4y agoHe's clearly white. The other face you're seeing is George Washington Carver, not surprising given that fin de siècle peanut science is a small field.
- jklinger410 4y agoReddit and Google Images seem to be teaming up to mix these two up - https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/f4op87/this_is_marcellus_gilmore_edson_a_canadian/ https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/f4op87/this_is_marcel... - https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/89suoe/til_canadian_pharmacist_marcellus_gilmore_edson/ https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/89suoe/til_c... - https://www.google.com/search?q=Marcellus+Gilmore+Edson&sxsrf=ALiCzsZV_PtV8ORL_pTe_xd1nHnr6C0_yQ:1659458360836&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjz0_eQzKj5AhXEjYkEHUdbAJcQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1908&bih=959&dpr=1 https://www.google.com/search?q=Marcellus+Gilmore+Edson&sxsr...