HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE "Drew, Charles Richard," Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001 http://encarta.msn.com © 1997-2000 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Charles Richard Drew By: Muke Hunt Charles Richard Drew Charles Richard Drew was born in Washington DC on June 3, 1904 to Charles and Nora Drew. Charles was a carpet layer and Nora was a schoolteacher. Charles was the first of five children. Growing up, Charles was a superior student maintaining nearly perfect grades throughout …showed first 75 words of 395 total…

…showed last 75 words of 395 total…Lenore Robbins. They fell in love and were married a year later in 1939. They eventually had four children. On April 1, 1950 at the age of 46, Charles Drew was killed in an automobile accident while on his way to a medical conference. Bibliography Altman, Susan. Extraordinary Black Americans: from Colonial to Contemporary Times. Chicago: Children’s Press, 1989, PP 161-163 Kranz, Rachel. The Biographical Dictionary of Black Americans. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 1992, pp.44-45 Word Count: 346