The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment
Using Human Beings as Laboratory Animals
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The true nature of the experiment had to be kept from the subjects to ensure their cooperation. With Share croppers being both poor and non-educated, they were easily manipulated. Most could not afford medical care, so the thought of receiving it free, led to many signing up to participate. The study was meant to discover how syphilis affected blacks as opposed to whites —the theory being that whites experienced more neurological complications from syphilis, whereas blacks were more susceptible to cardiovascular damage. How this knowledge would have changed clinical treatment of syphilis is uncertain. When the experiment was brought to the attention of the media in 1972, news anchor Harry Reasoned described it as an experiment that “used human beings as laboratory animals in a long and inefficient study of how long it takes syphilis to kill someone.” 1. In the first paragraph the author adds the detail “illiterate sharecropper.” What is the significance of this detail? a. So the audience can understand a possible reason these men were easily lied too b. So the audience can understand the education level of sharecroppers in Alabama c. To inform the Audience how they were treated for “bad blood” d. To inform the audience that the sharecroppers were from one of the poorest counties in Alabama Directory: ourpages -> auto -> 2010 2010 -> 75 United States History Regents Review Questions 2010 -> Classical Civilizations #2: Qin/Han Dynasties; the Roman Republic/Empire 2010 -> A farewell to Arms – Ernest Hemingway Analysis of Major Characters Frederic Henry 2010 -> Remember The Ladies Abigail Adams 2010 -> Notes cornell notes absolute monarchs 2010 -> Review for College Board Exam 09-10 2010 -> Should affirmative action policies, which give preferential treatment based on minority status, be eliminated? In a Nutshell 2010 -> Dbq: African Americans during Vietnam U. S. History Pietruszka Background Essay: African Americans in Vietnam Download 32 Kb. Share with your friends:
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