Before Tuskegee
In order to fully understand the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, it is essential that one understand the pre-existing conditions of African Americans as well as syphilis itself. Before the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, there were many other pre-existing rumors and beliefs that already made African Americans fear experimentation, research, and the medical community. Further, syphilis already had a rich history by the time is was decided to investigate the disease in Macon County, Alabama. |