The Story of Doctor Carver
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.
- Year: 1938
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: History, Documentary, Drama
- Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Keyword: inventor, invention, agriculture, biography, black history, african american man, black awareness, agribusiness, african american history, short film, black stories, black american, peanut
- Director: Fred Zinnemann
- Cast: Jesse Graves