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The history of Charles Drew

By Lil' Tonio

  • Birth Date

    Birth Date
    Charles Drew was born on June 3, 1904, in Washington D.C.

  • Early Life

    Early Life
    Drew was the oldest son of a carpet layer. He won medals for swimming when he was young.Then he branched for football, basket ball, and more. In 1922, Drew went to Amherst Collage on a sports scholarship.

  • Education

    Education
    In 1926, Drew completed his degree for Amherst Collage but, he did not have enough money to go to medical school. So he worked as a biology instructor and a coach at Morgan Collage

  • Education

    Education
    1928, He applied for medical schools and enrolled at McGill University.

  • Education

    Education
    In 1933, Drew got both of his degrees. The Doctor of Medicine and the Master of Surgery degree.

  • Education

    Education
    He became an instructor at Howard University's medical school in 1935.

  • Father of Blood Banks

    Father of Blood Banks
    In 1938, Drew made a way for blood plasma or blood without cells to be stored or "banked".

  • Father of the Blood Bank

    Father of the Blood Bank
    In 1941, Drew made another blood bank for the American Red Cross.

  • Death and Legacy

    Death and Legacy
    On April 1, 1950, Drew and three other physicians went to a meeting. Drew crashed near Burlington. His passengers survived the crash but Drew did not.