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Tuskegee Experiment (jan 1, 1932 – jan 1, 1972)

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The United States Public Health Service (PHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) inject a group of nearly 400 African American men with syphilis without their knowledge or explicit consent.

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Date:

jan 1, 1932
jan 1, 1972
~ 40 years