TUSKEGEE GOV.

BY IN LARGE IT'S THE BLACK COMMUNITY THAT IS NOT BEING VACCINATED. why? BECAUSE THEY DON'T TRUST THE GOVERNMENT? WHY? The Tuskegee experiment began in 1932, at at a time when there was no known treatment for syphilis, a contagious venereal disease. After being recruited by the promise of free medical care, 600 African American men in Macon County, Alabama were enrolled in the project, which aimed to study the full progression of the disease. Tuskegee Experiment: The Infamous Syphilis Study - HISTORY www.history.com/news/the-infamous-40-year-tuskegee-study