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BY Mohammed Awal, 8:00am November 17, 2019,

Meet the African Americans whose innovations changed the world

by Mohammed Awal, 8:00am November 17, 2019,

Portrait of Charles Richard Drew — ASSOCIATED PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES, INC., WIKIMEDIA COMMONS // COURTESY OF THE MOORLAND-SPINGARN RESEARCH CENTER

Charles Drew

Charles Drew was an African-American surgeon who pioneered methods of storing blood plasma for transfusion and organized the first large-scale blood bank in the U.S.

Born on June 3, 1904, in Washington, D.C., Drew directed the blood plasma programs of the United States and Great Britain in World War II but resigned after a ruling that the blood of African Americans would be segregated. He died on April 1, 1950.

Last Edited by:Kent Mensah Updated: November 17, 2019

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