HIST 042: Medical Racism, Eugenics and the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours

Catalog page 431

Prerequisites: none

Description: Grapples with the history of racism, eugenics, and medicine in twentieth-century United States through close study of the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis (1932-1972.) Examines medical racism and healthcare activism before, during, and after the Tuskegee Study.

Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2023-24 64/65 64/65
2021-22 43/45 43/45