not African Americans. Drew knew that race made no difference in blood composition, and he felt that this move would cost too many lives. He returned to private life as a surgeon and medical professor at Howard University
Inventions Created By African Americans InventionsCreatedByAfricanAmericans BLOODBANK •Dr.CharlesRichardDrew(1904-1950).Dr.Drewwasanmedicaldoctorandsurgeonwhostartedtheideaofabloodbank.Drew'sprojectwasthemodelfortheRedCross'systemofbloodbanks,ofwhichhebecamethefirstdirector.GeorgeWashingtonCarver(1865?-1943)...
Crum was a Native American/African American chef at the Moon Lake Lodge resort in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA. French fries were popular at the restaurant and one day a diner complained that the fries were too thick. Although Crum made a thinner batch, the customer was still unsatisfied...
to keep off the dangerous animals in the zoo. A. stay with B. go near C. stay away from ( ) 7. Our parents live a long distance away from us. A. quite far away from B. close to C. near ( )8. We should help and learn from each other. A. the others B. one another C....
George Washington Carver, the great African-American agricultural chemist, inventor, and botanist, went through odds during his lifetime. His journey started as a slave and ended as one of the most respected and admired people of his era. ...
The powder used as a blasting material at the time was often unstable with no precise way to control it. With everything done by hand and "eyeballed" many workers were killed building these projects. John Henry Perhaps the most famous of all was John Henry, an African American who helped...
Native Americans relied on jerky, a specially prepared source of meat, long before European settlers arrived on the land. Made from mainly elk, deer, and buffalo meat dried in thin and long strips, jerky was a great source of protein during long winter months when the game was rare. ...
InthestateofMaryland,agirlwasbornintoslaveryin1820.HerparentsnamedherAramintaHarrietRoss.ShewastobecomeHarrietTubman.ShewasoneofaboutonemillionAfricansinslaveryintheUnitedStates. Fromtheageoffive,HarrietTubmansownersmadeherworkveryhard.First,shecaredforthechildofthefarmowner.Then,shedidhardworkonlargefarms. ...
who had opened a machinery shop in an attempt to take advantage of the new economic opportunities made available by the Second Industrial Revolution, which had been altering life in his home state. George spent many hours in his father's shop; it was here that his fascination with trains fir...
1834:Henry Blair,the second African American to receive a U.S. patent, invents the corn planter. 1834:Jacob Perkinsinvents an ether ice machine, a precursor to the modern refrigerator. 1835: Solymon Merrick patents thewrench. 1835:Charles Babbageinvents a mechanical calculator. ...