High School History Challenge: How Much Can You Recall?

QUESTION 33-What is a true fact about the infamous Tuskegee Experiment, a secret 40-year study on 400 black men with syphilis conducted by the U.S. Public Health Service?

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Correct Incorrect All of the above: The Tuskegee Experiment was a secret study on 400 African-American men with syphilis from 1932 to 1972. The researchers withheld penicillin from them and went to great lengths to prevent them from obtaining it elsewhere. Thankfully, a brave whistleblower exposed the experiment and led to significant legal changes to protect human subjects of scientific studies.

QUESTION 33-What is a true fact about the infamous Tuskegee Experiment, a secret 40-year study on 400 black men with syphilis conducted by the U.S. Public Health Service?

• At the study's end, 128 men had died from syphilis.
• The subjects were never treated, even after a cure existed.
• The subjects were told they were being treated for 'bad blood.'
• All of the above.