Tuskegee Study (sep 17, 1953 – sep 17, 1972)
Description:
A study involving 600 African American men in Macon county. The men had syphilis and were not told, only that they had bad blood. They were forbidden from receiving treatment, including after penicillin was discovered.Added to timeline:
Date:
sep 17, 1953
sep 17, 1972
~ 19 years