Local News Tuskegee Experiment's Legacy: Lack of Trust Posted 11:17 a.m. Aug 4, 2006 - Updated 9:00 p.m. May 16, 1997 ...

Starting in 1932, the Public Health Service — working with the famed Tuskegee Institute — began recruiting Black men in Macon County, Alabama. Researchers told them they were to be treated for ...

In his book, " Invisible Generals," Doug Melville uncovers the forgotten history and sets the record straight about the accomplishments of his own great grandfather and uncle, Benjamin O. Davis ...

Alabama Life & Culture Descendants of Tuskegee syphilis experiment can apply for $5 million in scholarships Updated: Feb. 15, 2024, 9:59 a.m. | Published: Feb. 14 ...

This inhuman study – which was designed to last for six month – initially included 600 Black men in rural Macon County, 399 with syphilis and 201 without. By the time this wicked experiment ...

The Tuskegee Experiment began in 1932, as the U.S. Public Health Service launched a study of the progression of syphilis in African American men.

In 1973, a class-action lawsuit was filed on behalf of the men in the Tuskegee experiment and their families which was settled out-of-court for $10 million. President Bill Clinton issued a formal ...

The Tuskegee Syphilis Study was an unethical medical experiment the United States government performed on Black men that would have terrible consequences and leave a deep distrust in Black ...

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky sparked outrage on Wednesday after calling the notorious Tuskegee Syphilis Study a "sacrifice" from Black men. Ahead of ...