Who: United States Public Health Service
What: They were trying to leaern more about syphilis and justify treatment programs for blacks, withheld adequate treatment from a group
of poor black men who had the disease, causing needless pain and suffering for men and their loved ones.
When: From 1932 to 1972
Where: Macon County, Alabama
Why: To record the natural history of syphilis in hopes of justifying treatment programs for blacks.