Narrator: Clairmont Barnes; presenters: Lester Rodney, John Anderson.
Note
Adapted and re-edited from the 1995 videocassette by History on Video, Inc., produced, written and directed by Rex Barnett.
Audience
Grades 8-12 through college students and adults.
Summary
Chronicles the life of Dr. Charles Drew, an African-American physician who discovered a method for preserving the plasma portion of blood for use in blood transfusions. He was assistant director of the national program for blood procurement for the AmericanRedCross, where he fought racism. He was also the first Black surgeon to serve as an examiner on the American Board of Surgery.
Note
"African Americans who left their stamp on history."