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The Story of Doctor Carver

The Story of Doctor Carver (1938)

1938-06-18 · 10 min · Rating 4.00/10 (2 votes)

The story of Dr. George Washington Carver (1864-1943), black educator and horticulturist. He is perhaps most well known for developing over 140 products from all parts of the peanut plant, including the shells and husks. He also developed products based on sweet potatoes and soybeans, and developed a cotton hybrid that was named after him.

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african american history african american man agribusiness agriculture biography black american black awareness black history black stories invention inventor peanut short film