Bad Blood, Bad Science

<p>The word “Tuskegee” has come to symbolize the Black community’s mistrust of the medical establishment. It has become American lore. However, most people don’t know what actually happened in Macon County, Alabama, from 1932 to 1972. This episode unravels the myths of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Syphilis Study (the correct name of the study) through conversations with descendants and historians.</p> <h2>Credits</h2> <p>Hosts: <a data-cke-saved-href="/profile/alexis-j-pedrick">Alexis Pedrick</a> and <a href= "https://www.sciencehistory.org/profile/elisabeth-berry-drago" data-cke-saved-href= "https://www.sciencehistory.org/profile/elisabeth-berry-drago">Elisabeth Berry Drago</a><br /> Senior Producer: <a data-cke-saved-href= "/profile/mariel-carr">Mariel Carr</a><br /> Producer: <a data-cke-saved-href= "/profile/rigoberto-hernandez">Rigoberto Hernandez</a><br /> Associate Producer: <a href= "https://sciencehistory.org/profile/padmini-parthasarathy" data-cke-saved-href= "https://sciencehistory.org/profile/padmini-parthasarathy">Padmini Raghunath</a><br /> Audio Engineer: <a href="https://www.podbrain.org/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.podbrain.org/">Jonathan Pfeffer</a></p> <p>“Innate Theme” composed by <a href= "https://www.podbrain.org/" data-cke-saved-href= "https://www.podbrain.org/">Jonathan Pfeffer</a>. Additional music by <a href="https://www.sessions.blue/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-cke-saved-href= "https://www.sessions.blue">Blue Dot Sessions</a>.<br /> <br /></p> <h2>Resource List</h2> <p><a href= "https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-d50ft8fg0b" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-cke-saved-href= "https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-d50ft8fg0b">Black Journal; 301; <em>The Tuskegee Study: A Human Experiment</em></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/descendants-of-men-from-horrifying-tuskegee-study-want-to-calm-virus-vaccine-fears/2021/04/27/38b230d6-96f3-11eb-a6d0-13d207aadb78_story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"