Charles Drew died tragically in North Carolina on April 1, 1950, after falling asleep while driving to a conference. He was given a blood transfusion at an all-white hospital but succumbed to the ...

The speculations surrounding the death of Dr. Charles R. Drew are steeped in rumor. Drew, a pioneer in blood banking and blood and plasma storage, may have died after being refused a blood transfusion ...

Charles Drew, a Black surgeon and researcher, pioneered new ways to process and store blood. His method saved countless lives during World War II and led to the creation of a national blood bank.

COMMENTARY: Dr. Charles Drew Showed That Life-Giving Cells Know No Race. ... He then returned to Howard University, where he taught until his death in 1950, two months before his 46th birthday.