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Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment

Acting on the presumption that rural southern blacks were generally more promiscuous and syphilitic than whites, and without sufficient funding to establish an effective treatment program for them, doctors working with the Public Health Service (PHS) commenced a multi-year experiment in 1932.

Their actions deprived 400 largely uneducated and poor African Americans in Tuskegee, Alabama of proper and reasonable treatment for syphilis, a disease whose symptoms could easily have been relieved with the application of penicillin which became available in the 1940s.

Patients were not told they had syphilis nor were they provided sufficient medication to cure them. More than 100 men died due to lack of treatment while others suffered insanity, blindness and chronic maladies related to the disease.

The original experiment took on a life of its own as physicians, intrigued by the prospect of gathering scientific data, ignored human rights and ethical considerations and managed to extend it until 1972 when a PHS researcher Peter Buxtun revealed its history to the press. Public exposure embarrassed the scientific community and the government and the experiment was quickly shut down.

Attorney Fred Gray initiated a lawsuit on behalf of the patients. In an out-of-court settlement each surviving patient received medical treatment and $40,000 in compensation.

In the wake of the scandal Congress passed the National Research Act of 1974 which required more stringent oversight of studies employing human subjects.

In 1997, on behalf of the federal government, President Bill Clinton issued a formal apology to the victims of the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment.

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Experimento de Tuskegee (Sífilis)

Actuando bajo la presunción de que los negros en las áreas rurales del sur eran generalmente mas promiscuos y sifilíticos que los blancos, y sin tener los fondos suficientes para establecer un programa de tratamiento efectivo, los doctores que trabajaban para el Servicio de Salud Publica comenzaron un experimento que duró varios años en el año 1932.

Sus acciones privaron a cuatrocientos afroamericanos de un tratamiento adecuado y razonable para el sífilis, una enfermedad cuyos síntomas podrían haberse aliviado fácilmente con la aplicación de penicilina, la cual estuvo disponible en la década de 1940.

A los pacientes no se les dijo que tenían sífilis, tampoco se les brindó suficiente medicamento para curarlos. Mas de cien hombres fallecieron debido a la falta de medicamento, mientras que otros sufrían demencia, ceguera y otras enfermedades crónicas relacionadas con la enfermedad.

El experimento original cobró vida propia cuando los médicos, intrigados por la perspectiva de recopilar datos científicos, ignoraron los derechos humanos y las consideraciones éticas y lograron extenderlo hasta 1972 En este año es cuando un investigador del Servicio de Salud Pública, Peter Buxtun, reveló su historia a la prensa. La exposición pública avergonzó a la comunidad científica y al gobierno y el experimento fue rápidamente cancelado.

El abogado Fred Gray inició una demanda en nombre de los pacientes. En un acuerdo extrajudicial, cada paciente que sobrevivió, recibió tratamiento médico y 40,000 dólares de indemnización.

A raíz del escándalo, el Congreso aprobó la Ley de Investigación Nacional de 1974, que exige una supervisión más estricta de los estudios que utilizan sujetos humanos.

En 1997, en nombre del gobierno federal, el presidente Bill Clinton emitió una disculpa formal a las víctimas del Experimento de Sífilis de Tuskegee.

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You might have heard of Black Wall Street. Meet the founder, O.W. Gurley.

In 1905 Gurley and his wife sold their property in Noble County and moved 80 miles to the oil boom town of Tulsa. Gurley purchased 40 acres of land in North Tulsa and established his first business, a rooming house on a dusty road that would become Greenwood Avenue. He subdivided his plot into residential and commercial lots and eventually opened a grocery store.

As the community grew around him, Gurley prospered. Between 1910 and 1920, the Black population in the area he had purchased grew from 2,000 to nearly 9,000 in a city with a total population of 72,000. The Black community had a large working-class population as well as doctors, lawyers, and other professionals who provided services to them. Soon the Greenwood section was dubbed “Negro Wall Street” by Tuskegee educator Booker T. Washington.

Greenwood, now called Black Wall Street, was nearly self-sufficient with Black-owned businesses, many initially financed by Gurley, ranging from brickyards and theaters to a chartered airplane company. Gurley built the Gurley Hotel at 112 N. Greenwood and rented out spaces to smaller businesses. His other properties included a two-story building at 119 N. Greenwood, which housed the Masonic Lodge and a Black employment agency. He was also one of the founders of Vernon AME Church.

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How a hospital became a civil rights battleground | In the Margins

That's right Tuskegee, the very first. never forget it

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SUNDAY MUSIC VIDEO MATINEE “Tuskegee Prayer Band” by Robin Mackey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S919ZRJSKtk Robin was inspired to write this celebratory song after her close friend, Jessie M. Raymond, told Robin stories about growing up in Tuskegee AL and being part of a prayer band with her mother (shown at the end of the video). Prayer bands were a group of people that would walk from house to house on Friday nights to sing, pray for, and check in on the housebound in the community. They’d also visit people in prisons. It was a sacred service and a form of spiritual and social outreach. Prayer bands prevailed until the 1950s, but a tiny handful remain today. This song/video raises awareness of the African American tradition of prayer bands and sacred music which predates gospel, blues, and jazz (read more on Robin’s video notes).

The music track was superbly produced by “Irish soul man” and keyboardist Eomann Flynn (of The Commitments + sideman for other notables). The studio band was comprised of Bay Area A-listers from the musician pool of Fantastic Negrito and Narada Michael Walden. I made the video with Cottonbro Studio. Enjoy—feedback welcome https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S919ZRJSKtk

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Callaway-Vernon House-Tuskegee, Alabama

The Greek Revival Callaway-Vernon Home was built in 1842. It is a contributing property to other North Main Historic District. This is a photo from the 1985 National Register of Historic Places application. The home was built by Dr. James Wesley Hunter in 1842. Based on the map from the application, and the yard in the current photo, I am positive this house was moved to make way for a new…

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Day 11 of posting posting famous historic figure's siblings+their home country's national anthem, Sylvester McCauley, Younger brother of Rosa Parks, and, The star spangled banner

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Today we're remembering the life of Booker T. Washington — among the most prominent Black leaders in late-19th and early-20th century America. Born into slavery on this day in 1856, Washington was an educator, author, and orator, as well as the founder of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute — now called Tuskegee University, in Tuskegee, Alabama.

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had some fun down south.

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Estatua de bronce del aviador de Tuskegee encontrada después de un robo en el parque de la ciudad de Detroit

DETROIT – Una estatua de bronce de 600 libras (272 kilogramos) de un aviador de Tuskegee fue encontrada después de que fue robada de un parque de la ciudad, dijo el viernes la policía de Detroit. La estatua del teniente coronel Alexander Jefferson fue reportada como desaparecida el miércoles por la noche en Rouge Park en el extremo oeste de Detroit, dijo la policía. Parecía haber sido cortado a…

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Tuskegee Experiment: The Infamous Syphilis Study | HISTORY

May we never turn this insensitive towards people's (even though poor) injustices against them

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As it stands now, there are no right angles. An architectural wonder. ❤️💛