Tuskegee syphilis study: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

james H. Jones, Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, new and expanded ed. (1993), is the definitive study.

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  • Kara Rogers
    Kara Rogers is the senior editor of biomedical sciences at Encyclopædia Britannica, where she oversees a range of content from medicine and genetics to microorganisms. She joined Britannica in 2006 and has been a member of the National Association of Science Writers since 2009.

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Article History

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Modified link of Web site: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - About The Untreated Syphilis Study at Tuskegee. Oct 20, 2026
Article thoroughly revised and updated. Aug 11, 2026
Add new Web site: DSpace at MIT - The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment: Normal Science within a Racist Paradigm (PDF). Feb 19, 2026
Add new Web site: Saint Louis University - Could Tuskegee Happen Today? (PDF). Jan 07, 2026
Add new Web site: American Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - Uses and Abuses of Tuskegee. Aug 02, 2025
Add new Web site: Yale University - Open Yale Courses - The Tuskegee Experiment. Apr 21, 2025
Add new Web site: BMC - BMC Public Health - Identifying the Tuskegee Syphilis Study: implications of results from recall and recognition questions. Sep 10, 2024
Add new Web site: McGill University - Office for Science and Society - 40 Years of Human Experimentation in America: The Tuskegee Study. Jun 18, 2024
Add new Web site: JamesCook University Pressbooks - An Introduction to Research Methods for Undergraduate Health Profession Students - A Case Study � The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment. Mar 29, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - The Tuskegee Syphilis Study: Some Ethical Reflections. Feb 13, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Fiftieth Anniversary of Uncovering the Tuskegee Syphilis Study: The Story and Timeless Lessons. Feb 08, 2018
Add new Web site: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - About The Untreated Syphilis Study at Tuskegee. Dec 14, 2017
Added photograph. Jan 08, 2016
Add new Web site: Encyclopedia of Alabama - Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Feb 12, 2015
Add new Web site: Science Museum - Brought to Life - Tuskegee Syphilis Study. May 19, 2014
Added new Web site: Brown University - Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Apr 15, 2009
Article revised. Nov 22, 2000
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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