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Left: The syphilitic chancre of a female psychiatric subject who was exposed to syphilis twice and after some treatment passed away. Right: Lawsuit plaintiff Frederico Ramos, age 91, sits on the porch of his son's house in San Agustín Acasaguastlán, Guatemala, Sept. 3, 2016.

  Seventy years ago, American researchers infected Guatemalans with syphilis and gonorrhea, then left without treating them. Their families are still waiting for help.

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The 'Father of Modern Gynecology' Performed Shocking Experiments on Slaves

  His use of Black bodies as medical test subjects falls into a history that includes the Tuskegee syphilis experiment and Henrietta Lacks.

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