The Tuskegee Experiments: Forty Years of Medical Racism

Lucent Library of Black History

by Michael V. Uschan

The Tuskegee Study is one of the most infamous medical studies ever conducted. From 1932 to 1972, the federal government studied the long-term effects of syphilis on 399 Black men. The study involved blood tests, x-rays, spinal taps, and autopsies of the subjects. The men were never treated for the disease and were never told the true nature of their illness.

Genres: Medicine, History

112 pages, Hardcover

First published August 5, 2005

Reviews

[Kat]

I don't know anything at all about this topic and feel I should remedy that glaring void.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

An excellent and terrifying account of the Tuskegee experiments. It was difficult to read.