The Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Fred D. Gray
The Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Fred D. Gray
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The Tuskegee Syphilis Study
An Insiders' Account of the Shocking Medical Experiment Conducted by Government Doctors Against African American Men

Author: Fred D. Gray

Narrator: David Sadzin

Unabridged: 5 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/26/2021

Synopsis

In 1932, the US Public Health Service recruited 623 African American men from Macon County, Alabama, for a study of "the effects of untreated syphilis in the Negro male." For the next forty years—even after the development of penicillin, the cure for syphilis—these men were denied medical care for this potentially fatal disease.

The Tuskegee Syphilis Study was exposed in 1972, and in 1975 the government settled a lawsuit but stopped short of admitting wrongdoing. In 1997, President Bill Clinton welcomed five of the study survivors to the White House and, on behalf of the nation, officially apologized for an experiment he described as wrongful and racist.

In this book, the attorney for the men describes the background of the study, the investigation and the lawsuit, the events leading up to the presidential apology, and the ongoing efforts to see that out of this painful and tragic episode of American history comes lasting good.

About Fred D. Gray

Fred D. Gray is one of the nation's leading civil rights attorneys. At age twenty-four, he was the lawyer for Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which began the modern Civil Rights Movement. His other cases and clients include the Freedom Riders, the Selma-to-Montgomery March, numerous school desegregation and voting rights lawsuits, and many others. He lives in Tuskegee, Alabama.

Reviews

Goodreads review by MM Suarez on February 21, 2023

I always wanted to learn more about this heinous and shameful part of our history and while this short book provides a decent overview of the incident, it reads more like a legal report that tells us too much about Mr. Gray and his accomplishments and not enough about the individuals that suffered a......more

Goodreads review by Chris Noel on February 23, 2022

Incredibly dry. It reads like an early part of a legal document. I feel like it is factual and showcases the event, but that's it. Don't expect to feel a connection with anyone or anything other than the topic of bioethics. I gave it three stars because it is the sum of its parts. It's factual and t......more

Goodreads review by Andy on June 07, 2021

The subject of this book, the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, is such an important topic to study. It was a shameful part of US American history, and I’m glad I read this book. It has given me a more complete understanding of the Tuskegee Study and its impacts. This book provided a good overview of the Stu......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on June 13, 2010

This is a book written by the lawyer for the Tuskegee Study participants. Fred Gray was a civil rights lawyer in the Tuskegee area, and had won many cases involving voting rights and education prior to becoming involved with the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. His account of the study takes you from the be......more

Goodreads review by Janet on January 07, 2013

I loved learning about the subject of this book, but I have to say that it was obviously written by a lawyer. A lot of information that I did not need was in this book, and the author seemed to talk about himself a lot... That being said, this book was definately worth reading and really opened my e......more

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