Discovered method for long-term storage of blood plasma Organized America's first large-scale blood bank Dr. Charles Richard Drew broke barriers in a racially divided America to become one of the most ...

151; -- Charles Richard Drew's pioneering work in the preservation of blood plasma saved the lives of thousands of soldiers and civilians in World War II. While Drew was a medical student at ...

Alexander Miles, Charles Richard Drew, Marie Van Brittan Brown, Shirley Ann Jackson, and Mark E. Dean are just a few notable African-American inventors. We live in a world with blood banks ...