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//**Charles Richard Drew**//

Charles Richard Drew who was born in Washington D.C in June 3, 1904. He was the person to invent Blood Plasma. He died in April 1,1950,near Burlington,N.C. He was a African American physician and surgeon who was an authority on the preservation of human blood for exchange. He went to Amherst college and was an All American football player. At that time there were few white colleges and more black colleges. He had early years, adult life, and his accomplishments. = **Early Years** = When he was young he attended public schools in Washington, he graduated from Stevens Elementary school in 1918. He also graduated from Dunbar High School, with honors, in 1922. He won the James E. Walker Memorial Medal for all-around athletic performance. He also won the swimming tournament at the age of eight. During the world war II he was the leader of the Blood For Britain, to give some blood to wounded soldiers. When he was in high school he stared in football, basketball, baseball, and track. Drew had extrodinary extraordinary prowess in athletics and was very skilled with many things.

= **Adult Years** = In his early years he was educated at Amherst College and graduated in 1926. When he was in Amherst College he grauduated in 1926, drew took a job at Morgan College as a biology teacher and athlets athletics director. While he was also there he was a star on the freshman football team. He earned a major letter in track and he was the only person on the track team to get that. On his graduation he earned the Howard Hill Mossman trophy. When he was in Amherst, an incident involving racism and prejudice happened. Throughout his athletic career. Dr. drew dreamed about going to medical school, so he can become a physician. The only problem about him going to medical school to be a physician was the money. When he graduated from Amherst College he still didn't have enough money to afford the money.

= Accomplishments =

I think Charles R. Drew was significant because he invented blood plasma. Blood plasma is still useful today because people are still in war. It is good because if someone is losing blood, blood plasma would give it blood. He was amazing at football, baseball, basketball, and track. He won a award in swimming at the age of eight years old. Another interest about Dr.Drew is that he won a James E. Walker Memorial medal for all around athletic. We admire what he did because it helps a lot of people if there losing blood. He interested us because he won so many awards and because if he never existed we wouldn't have blood plasma to give.

= **Conclusion** = He was famous for inventing blood plasma. Blood plasma is blood that you can give to someone who is loosing blood. He got many awards for sports. He won sports awards of swimming and football. He also got awards from his school and college years. He won awards like Howard Hill Mossman. He went to Stevens Elementary School, then went to Dunbar high, finally he went to Amherst to graduate. We found out that he was the person who invented blood plasma to help the people that needed it.

A Few errors but overall, very good essay - 21 out of 23 (+3 for parent signature)

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