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irisblue

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3. This book, Medical Apartheid,by Harriet A published in 2007, is still available and a good resource

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 7, 2020, 02:36 PM

Sep 2020

Full title- Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present

From it's wiki page..."Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present is a 2007 book by Harriet A. Washington. It is a history of medical experimentation on African Americans. From the era of slavery to the present day, this book presents the first detailed account of black Americans' abuse as unwitting subjects of medical experimentation."
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Given what's going on in schools with Covid-19 PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #1

Given the damaging history of white medical establishment misuse of POC, irisblue Sep 2020 #2

This book, Medical Apartheid,by Harriet A published in 2007, is still available and a good resource irisblue Sep 2020 #3