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Tuskegee Study Apology (1997)

Published: May 17, 2022, 1:08 p.m.

It\u2019s May 16th. This day in 1997, President Clinton offered a formal apology for the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male, which took place in the 1930s-1970s.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss the shameful study, the role of the Tuskegee Institute in the government study, and whether Clinton\u2019s apology made a difference.

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