Charles R. Drew

Even before Charles Drew went into medicine, he experienced racial tensions that limited his opportunities. He was one of only 13 African Americans in a student population of 600 at Amherst College in Massachusetts in 1922 (“Charles Richard Drew”). He knew that his race could potentially limit his opportunities in his education and career. Nevertheless, Drew decided to pursue medicine, but continued to witness actions of prejudice in the schools he attended and the places he worked. The American Red Cross (ARC) had created a policy in which “only Caucasian blood would be acceptable for later administration to members of the military forces” (Wilson, O’Connor and Willis 96). The injustice present in Drew’s time drove him to fight for equality in his field. Charles Richard Drew’s contribution to the process of blood banking and his fight against racist policies in the medical field make him a catalyst for…

Charles Richard Drew was an african american surgeon who first discovered methods for storing blood plasma and organized the first large scale blood bank in U.S. He was born on June 3, 1904 in washington D.C. and died on April 1, 1950 in North Carolina. Charles got his education from Columbia University, Amherst College and McGill University. He was the first african american to earn a degree from Columbia. Drew was a doctor, surgeon and educator. Drew is very well know as “The father of blood…

Do you know how many Americans would die each year if they did not receive a blood transfusion? The answer is 4.5 million. If it wasn’t for Charles Richard Drew, an African-American surgeon who founded procedures of strong blood plasma for transfusions, those 4.5 million American would not have the option of receiving the lifesaving procedure. Do you know how many people are diagnosed with cancer per year? The answer to that question is 12.7 million. Which mean12.7 million people with cancer may…

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