The prevailing racial ideologies of the early 1900s resulted in severe mistreatment of African Americans. One famous case of medical mistreatment was the:

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The Tuskegee syphilis experiment was a medical study conducted by the United States Public Health Service on African American men in Tuskegee, Alabama from 1932 to 1972. The purpose of the study was to observe the natural progression of untreated syphilis in African American men. The participants were never informed of their diagnosis and were not given proper treatment, resulting in unnecessary suffering and deaths. This study was a clear example of the mistreatment and exploitation of African Americans during the early 1900s.

The Prevailing Racial Ideologies of the Early 1900s Resulted in Severe