xv, 297 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) and portraits (black and white) ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Bibliog.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Preface to the new and expanded edition -- Acknowledgments -- A note on spelling and punctuation -- 1. "A moral astigmatism" -- 2. "A notoriously syphilis-soaked race" -- 3. "Disease germs are the most democratic creatures in the world" -- 4. "Holding high Wasserman in the marketplace" -- 5. "The Dr. ain't taking sticks" -- 6. "Buying ear muffs for the Hottentots" -- 7. "It will either cover us with mud or glory" -- 8. "Last chance for special free treatment" -- 9. "Bringing them to autopsy" -- 10. "The joy of my life" -- 11. "Even at risk of shortening life" -- 12. "Nothing learned will prevent, find, or cure a single case" -- 13. "I ain't never understood the study" -- 14. "AIDS : Is it genocide?" -- Notes -- A note on sources -- Indexes -- About the author.
Summary
The modern classic of race and medicine updated with an additional chapter on the Tuskegee experiment's legacy in the age of AIDS.