Bad Blood

Explore the dark truth behind the Tuskegee Study, a non-therapeutic experiment conducted by the United States Public Health Service. Over 400 black male sharecroppers were infected with syphilis and left untreated for 40 years, while officials deceived them into believing they were part of a government study of “bad blood”. “Bad Blood” reveals the evolution of medical ethics and decision making in bureaucracies that led to this tragedy, and its ongoing impact on the black community's widespread anger and distrust. This revised edition includes a new introduction and conclusion showing how the Tuskegee Study has become a symbol of medical neglect and oppression, and its effects on combating AIDS in the black community. Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and one of the New York Times' 12 best books of the year.