Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present

I've read this book twice so far, and I intend on reading it again.My first time reading this, it was an emotionally draining experience. So, it took me a few weeks to read the book. The second read, while still emotionally draining, was a bit easier for me. The information in this book is invaluable to Black medical professionals. And I would say that it should be damn-near required reading for any Black medical professional whose intention is to serve in highly Black populated areas.The book traces medically acist atrocities all across America's timeline, as well as in some areas outside of the United States. This includes present-time based on the time this book was published. (Obviously, it doesn't chronicle anything that happened after the publication of the book.) And it puts forth a great effort to back up any and all reporting shared throughout the book. Harriet. The author, also makes events easy to follow for the most part. Though, for those who prefer events to be spoken about chronologically, like myself, that isn't done here and, due to the nature of how long some of these atrocities happened, that likely wasn't even possible. Despite this, there is a thread of order to the book. Most of the events chronicled in the beginning of the book happened far in the past, and most of the stuff chronicled later in the book happened closer to present-time.The issues spoken about in this book are littered with cited sources. I haven't gone through all of them yet, but I do intend on doing so. This book will serve as a study guide of sorts to further educate myself on medical racism. From what I can tell, it is an excellent starting point.Darn good book. Darn good read. And damn-near essential for any Black medical professional of any level. From EMT-B all the way up to physician, and everything in between. Doubly true for those involved in bioethics.

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Si te interesa la historia de la medicina debes leer este ejemplar, habrá momentos en los que te podrá los pelos de punta.Recuerda, hay que conocer el pasado, para no liarla igual en el futuro y reconocer de donde vienen los privilegios y perjuicios actuales.En realidad creo que debería enseñarse en el cole y que se reivindique la participación de la población negra en el desarrollo de la medicina.CÓMPRALO!

Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the PresentThis book is a gruesome to read, painful, disturbing, perversion on the sexual assault on black Women bodies, I could go on and add more meaning disturbing words.The murder of a very young child who had nothing wrong, medically.I thank the author Harriet A Washington, for her dedicated research by looking for the data and medical notes at the time by the Scientist and Doctors, who were carrying out, their Demonic Deeds.Thank you Harriet A Washington, for resurrecting these innocent people and bringing their painful torture, to light.

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