Dr. Charles R. Drew was a renowned surgeon who worked in the field of blood transfusions. He worked to develop and improve field techniques for blood storage and blood banks. His work helped save the lives of thousands in World War II. He also protested against blood segregation as director of the first American Red Cross Bank.
Dr. Drew worked and did research primarily in Washington, DC. In 1941, he became the first African -American surgeon to serve as examiner on the American Board of Surgery.
By Associated Photographic Services, Inc - National Library of Medicine: Howard University. Moorland-Spingarn Research Center. Charles R. Drew Papers, PD-US
