| Examining Tuskegee: The Infamous Syphilis Study and Its Legacy Contributor(s): Reverby, Susan M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 146960972X ISBN-13: 9781469609720 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $35.63 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | History - Medical | Research - Medical | Infectious Diseases |
| Dewey: 174.280 |
| Series: John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.40 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Alabama - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Topical - Black History |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The forty-year Tuskegee Syphilis Study, which took place in and around Tuskegee, Alabama, from the 1930s through the 1970s, has become a profound metaphor for medical racism, government malfeasance, and physician arrogance. Susan M. Reverby's Examining Tuskegee is a comprehensive analysis of the notorious study of untreated syphilis among African American men, who were told by U.S. Public Health Service doctors that they were being treated, not just watched, for their late-stage syphilis. With rigorous clarity, Reverby investigates the study and its aftermath from multiple perspectives and illuminates the reasons for its continued power and resonance in our collective memory. |
Contributor Bio(s): Reverby, Susan M.: - Susan M. Reverby is Marion Butler McLean Professor in the History of Ideas and Professor of Women's Studies at Wellesley College. She is editor of Tuskegee's Truths: Rethinking the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. |