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Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male, 1932-1972
- 1928: Julius Rosenwald Fund approached USPHS about programs to improve health care for African-Americans in the South.
- 1929-1931 demonstration projects conducted in 5 rural counties to test residents for syphilis, with idea of conducting treatment trials.
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