For over a century, Black bodies were used—examined, experimented on, and exploited in the name of science. From plantation doctors perfecting procedures on enslaved women without anesthesia, to the government letting Black men die slow deaths in Tuskegee, to the stolen cells of a unsuspecting Black women changing medical history.This isn’t ancient history. It’s a pattern. And it shaped the way Black communities view medicine, hospitals, and doctors.So join us today for the dark history of the Medical ApartheidAudio Onemichistory.comFollow me on Instagram: @onemic_historyFollow me on Substack: https://onemicblackhistorypodcast.substack.com/Follow me on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@onemic_historyPlease support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914Buy me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Countryboi2mSources:Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans by Harriet A. Washingtonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Lackshttps://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/henrietta-lacks https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_Syphilis_Studyhttps://www.history.com/articles/the-infamous-40-year-tuskegee-study https://www.history.com/articles/the-father-of-modern-gynecology-performed-shocking-experiments-on-slavesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/one-mic-black-history--4557850/support.

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