TUSKEGEE EXPERIMENT

who carried it out?

the US Public Health Service

How long did it last?

It lasted for 40 years.

What where they trying to determine?

They wanted to test whether black people would suffer more cardiovascular symptoms of Syphilis rather than neurological since their brains were “less developed”. However, there were no white participants in the study.

how many participants were there?

600

what was the goal?

oal was to see what would happen to Black people when you don’t treat Syphilis

why did black men do it?

the men were offered medical care and burial insurance for participating in the study, food, transportation, but they were never told it was a study

what role did african american nurses play

Black nurse Eunice Rivers recruited men into the study, it is debated whether she was complicit or misled.

what was the generational impact?

his study is a reason why Black Americans are skeptical of doctors and researchers due to the memory of this event. Distrust for the medical establishment caused by this experiment has contributed to more untreated diseases among Black Americans.