The Tuskegee Syphilis Study: Violations of Rights and the Responsibilities Of Human Experimentation
"When I actually confirmed it, I was devastated. Stunned. I could not believe that in the United States, something like that had been allowed to go on for 40 years. I don't understand how people can do that to other people. And I think these people were chosen not because there was a large syphilis population, but because they were poor farmers. They were Black and they were in Alabama and people figured they wouldn't object."
- Jean Heller, an interview wth the reporter that exposed the Tuskegee Syphils Study, 2022
"Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Public Health Service. Health Services and Mental Health Administration. Center for Disease Control. Venereal Disease Branch. Photograph of Participants in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study"
Lilian Zhou and Constance Ling
Junior Division
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