The volunteers for the Tuskegee Syphilis Study were intentionally left untreated for decades and many died from the disease.

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This is a well-documented fact. The Tuskegee Syphilis Study began in 1932 and lasted until 1972, during which time hundreds of African American men with syphilis were intentionally left untreated in order for researchers to study the natural progression of the disease. Many of the men suffered terrible health consequences and some died, even though penicillin was discovered as a cure for syphilis in the 1940s.

The Volunteers for the Tuskegee Syphilis Study Were Intentionally Left