The Tuskegee experiment, (also known as the Tuskegee syphilis study or Public Health Service syphilis study)
was an infamous clinical study conducted between 1932 and 1972 in Tuskegee, Alabama by the U.S. Public Health Service to study the natural progression of untreated syphilis in poor, rural black men who thought they were receiving free health care from the U.S. government.
first listen to spike lee go off about the tuskegee experiment @ the end of this clip on bill maher-
(starts @ 2:45)
then for those of you who do not know about this dark spot of american history, watch this film. this is a true story-
bill clinton apologiges for the experiments- may 16th, 1997-
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