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Examining Tuskegee: The Infamous Syphilis Study and Its Legacy

Susan M. Reverby

What really happened in the Tuskegee syphilis study, and why has it been retold as a simple story about race, medicine and mistrust?

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Author
Susan M. Reverby

Why read it

  • You will learn what the men in the study were actually told and given
  • You will be able to tell the history from the simple story told about it
  • You will understand how medical mistrust, race and state power became tangled together

Who it is for

  • A medical student or clinician working with patients' trust
  • A reader of American history who wants the full account
  • Anyone who has heard Tuskegee used as shorthand and wants the facts

Contents

  1. INTRODUCTION: Race, Medical Uncertainty, and American Culture
  2. PART I. TESTIMONY
  3. 1 HISTORICAL CONTINGENCIES: Tuskegee Institute, the Public Health Service, and Syphilis
  4. 2 PLANNED, PLOTTED, & OFFICIAL: The Study Begins
  5. 3 ALMOST UNDONE: The Study Continues
  6. 4 WHAT MAKES IT STOP?
  7. 5 TESTIMONY: The Public Story in the 1970s
  8. PART II. TESTIFYING
  9. 6 WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MEN & THEIR FAMILIES?
  10. 7 WHY & WHEREFORE: The Public Health Service Doctors
  11. 8 TRIAGE & “POWERFUL SYMPATHIZING”: Eugene H. Dibble Jr.
  12. 9 THE BEST CARE: Eunice Verdell Rivers Laurie
  13. PART III. TRAVELING
  14. 10 BIOETHICS, HISTORY, & THE STUDY AS GOSPEL
  15. 11 THE COURT OF IMAGINATION
  16. 12 THE POLITICAL SPECTACLE OF BLAME & APOLOGY
  17. EPILOGUE: The Difficulties of Treating Racism with “Tuskegee”
  18. APPENDIX A: Chronology
  19. APPENDIX B: Key Participants’ Names
  20. APPENDIX C: Men’s Names
  21. APPENDIX D: Tables and Charts
  22. A
  23. B
  24. C
  25. D
  26. E
  27. F
  28. G
  29. H
  30. I
  31. J
  32. K
  33. L
  34. M
  35. N
  36. O
  37. P
  38. Q
  39. R
  40. S
  41. T
  42. U
  43. V
  44. W
  45. X
  46. Y
  47. A section of illustrations

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