Charles Richard Drew: The Man and the Myth

Prior publications on the legendary Charles Drew have concentrated on his role as a black martyr and premier figure of the postwar civil rights movement, with most failing to capture the person and personality of this unique individual. Charles Richard Drew: TheMan and the Myth, by Professor Wynes of the University of Georgia, addresses these aspects of Drew's life. In 13 carefully written and researched chapters, Wynes gives the reader a better understanding of Drew the surgeon, educator, investigator, and humanist. The author has skillfully obtained information from the Drew papers at the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (Howard University), and interviews with the Drew family and with personal and professional associates at four universities.

Charles Drew has justifiably emerged as the Dean of black surgeons in the 20th century. His formal surgical and basic science training established him as a teacher whose all-consuming interest was the training of young Negro