This month in 1972, the Washington Star newspaper exposed the Tuskegee Institute syphilis experiment — a secret study on the effects of untreated syphilis in Black men in Alabama. Learn more: https://comca.st/3f7GA9X | Voices of the Civil Rights Movement

The “Tuskegee Study’ was a series of experiments on black men conducted by the US government from 1932-1972. As John explains, the study left a long legacy of mistrust towards the medical profession among African Americans. | Chas from Planet America

From 1932 to 1972, the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment let hundreds of African American men suffer without treatment—just so doctors could “study” the disease. Even after a cure was found, they were denied it. Families destroyed, lives lost, and trust shattered forever. #DarkHistory #Tuskegee #AmericanHistory #HistoryUncovered #DisturbingFacts #HiddenHistory #DidYouKnow #ViralHistory #ConspiracyOrTruth #StayCurious | Stories with Colleen