The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment
What where the effects of the Tuskegee syphilis experiment?
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Following Doctors' Orders It takes little imagination to ascribe racist attitudes to the white government officials who ran the experiment, but what can one make of the numerous African Americans who collaborated with them? The experiment's name comes from the Tuskegee Institute, the black university founded by famous African American Booker T. Washington. Its affiliated hospital lent the government its medical facilities for the study, and other predominantly black institutions as well as local black doctors also participated. A black nurse, Eunice Rivers, was a central figure in the experiment for most of its forty years. 7. What is the purpose of the above paragraph? Why is this information important? One of the most chilling aspects of the experiment was how the government kept these men from receiving treatment. When several nationwide campaigns that were created to inform citizens about venereal disease came to Macon County, the men were prevented from participating. Even when penicillin —the first real cure for syphilis— was discovered in the 1940s, the Tuskegee men were deliberately denied the medication. 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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