The Tuskegee experiment, as well as the things that were done in the eugenics program (and other programs) is America's dark secret.
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 1:15 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > I saw the play "Miss Evers' Boys" here in Atlanta years ago, dealing with > Tuskegee. It was mind-boggling that black people could have been involved in > such a thing, but they were told that it was a way to show that we were > human too, just like whites. The old " show them you're as good as them by > showing you can die like them" thing that's been used for everything from > hazardous jobs to being cannon fodder in war. By the end of the play, when > one guy dies onstage from his untreated syphillis, there wasn't a dry eye in > the house, white or black, man or woman. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "brent wodehouse" <brent_wodeho...@thefence.us> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 4:07:09 PM > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Top 10 Evil Human Experiments > > > > Gruesome. :-\ > > Brent > > > Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com <HelloMahogany%40gmail.com>> wrote: > > >http://listverse.com/2008/03/14/top-10-evil-human-experiments/ > > > >Top 10 Evil Human Experiments > > > >Share This- Published March 14, 2008 - 343 Comments > > > >[WARNING] This list contains descriptions and images of human > >experimentation which may cause offense to some readers.] Human > >experimentation and research ethics evolved over time. On occasion, the > >subjects of human experimentation have been prisoners, slaves, or even > >family members. In some notable cases, doctors have performed experiments > >on themselves when they have been unwilling to risk the lives of others. > >This is known as self-experimentation. This is a list of the 10 most evil > >and unethical experiments carried out on humans. > > .... > > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
