In this episode we continue our discussion of the notorious Tuskegee Syphilis Study, a horrendous example of medical exploitation inflicted upon African Americans. We cover how and why the study ended and its legacy. And we highlight PushBlack, a non-profit media organization that is dedicated to raising up Black voices.
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Audio ClipÂ
Apology to Survivors of the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment by clintonlibrary42
Resources
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical experimentation on Black Americans from the Colonial Times to the Present by Harriet A. Washington
About the USPHS Syphilis Study by Tuskegee University
The Tuskegee Experiment: Crash Course Black American History #29 by CrashCourse
