In 1944
1944
Charles Drew received the Spingard Medal.
After Dr. Charles Richard Drew pioneered the development of blood banks, he received the NAACP Spingarn Medal for his work in proving to the public that there is no significant difference in the blood of people of different races.
He received the Spingard Medal.
The Springarn Medal
The Spingard Medal.
Charles Richard Drew was awarded several honors for his groundbreaking contributions to medicine and blood transfusion. Most notably, he received the Spingarn Medal from the NAACP in 1944 for his work in blood storage and transfusion. Additionally, he was posthumously inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1997. Drew's legacy is also honored through various scholarships, institutions, and medical awards named in his memory.
He won the 1944 Spingard Medal
1944
1944
he invented the blood bank in 1937 American Red Cross blood bank
Ivie Drew, Jarvis Drew, Price Drew, and Charles Drew Junior.