1. The Biography
of Charles
Drew
By: Audra Cook

2. Born: June 3rd 1904
Place of Birth:
Washington DC
Family Members: Father-Richard,
Mother-Nora , Sisters-Abigail and
Susanna, Brother-Richard

3. • Life was hard, Family didn’t have a lot of
money/poor
• Hobbies: Swimming , Basketball , Football

4. • Elementary School : Armstrong Elementary
• High School : Dunbar High School
• College: Amherst University

5. • biology instructor and a coach at
Morgan college
Famous for saving lives by improving blood
transfusion methods

6. •lost his job by protesting
against the practice of
racial segregation

7. • Had 4 children
• Charles Richard Jr.,
Babe Roberta,
Charlene Rosella ,
Rhea Sylvia

9. • Died in a car Accident
• 2 other people in the car
• car flipped 3 times
• other people only got minor injuries
• Drew lost too much blood and died
• Wasn’t given care because he was black

10. •Died April
1st
at 8:00 AM

11. • denied care
• ironically , a blood
transfusion at a near by
hospital was denied because
of his race and bled to death

12. • Married Minnie Lenore Robbins in 1939
• Daughter Charlene Jarvis Drew was the
president of Southeastern University From
1996 to 2009