In the Tuskegee syphilis experiment, poor Black men with syphilis were left untreated in order to understand the progression of the disease.

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The Tuskegee syphilis experiment involved poor Black men with syphilis who were left untreated in order to understand the progression of the disease. The unethical and racist experiment lasted from 1932 to 1972 and was finally exposed to the public, leading to significant reforms in medical research ethics.

In the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, Poor Black Men with Syphilis