Examining Tuskegee: The Infamous Syphilis Study and Its Legacy New Edition

“A vitally important contribution to the literature surrounding the study. . . . Highly recommended.”–CHOICE

“An essential historical framework of public health ethics.”–Health Affairs

“Blends [Reverby’s] rich insights as a noted historian and public intellectual. . . . America’s historians and medical community will benefit greatly from reading Examining Tuskegee.”–Journal of American History

“In less competent hands, the attempt to unravel the complexities of Tuskegee would have merely replaced one entanglement with another. However, Reverby’s knowledge and skill are evident on virtually every page. Written in a clear and engaging style buttressed by convincing and exhaustive research, this book is likely to remain the essential monograph on the subject for years to come.”–Journal of Interdisciplinary History

“Reverby has constructed an essential historical framework of public health ethics. . . . [An] expansive yet detailed account. . . [A] magnificent contribution in examining [Tuskegee’s] enduring hold on U.S. cultural life.”–Health Affairs

“Reverby offers us a complete description as well as an excellent analysis of this scandalous episode in the history of biomedical research.”–Social History of Medicine

“This in-depth and comprehensive approach, by exploring the aftermath of the Tuskegee Study, distinguishes it from other writings on this topic. . . . The best presentation, thus far, of how race, medicine and research have intersected as a consequence of this convoluted Tuskegee Syphilis Study.”–The Journal of the National Medical Association