# Ugly History: The US syphilis experiment

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Susan M. Reverby
- Year: 2021
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health, History, Philosophy, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_m_reverby_ugly_history_the_us_syphilis_experiment)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Adult profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Afflicting nearly 1 in 10 Americans, syphilis was ravaging the U.S. in the 1930s. Many doctors believed syphilis affected Black and white patients differently, and the Public Health Service launched an experiment to investigate, recruiting 600 Black men to take part. But the study was centered on a lie: the men wouldn't actually receive treatment. Susan Reverby details the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. \[Directed by Ouros Animation, narrated by Christina Greer, music Stephen LaRosa\].

## Lectures

1. [Ugly History: The US syphilis experiment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/susan_m_reverby_ugly_history_the_us_syphilis_experiment/4077f8021056), 6 min (TED's player)