Comments on: The Shiloh Community: A Landmark School and a Deadly Study http://storycorps.org/blog/griot-booth/tuskegee-alabama/the-shiloh-community-a-landmark-school-and-a-deadly-study/ Listen Closely Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:33:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: D. Seda http://storycorps.org/blog/griot-booth/tuskegee-alabama/the-shiloh-community-a-landmark-school-and-a-deadly-study/comment-page-1/#comment-1954 D. Seda Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:24:18 +0000 http://www.storycorps.net/blog/griot-booth/tuskegee-alabama/the-shiloh-community-a-landmark-school-and-a-deadly-study/#comment-1954 Amazing story with some controversial details. Thoughout history, there have always been more that one version as to how epidemics are spread. From war vetrans, to declining communities, there are governmental ties that are either overlooked or conveniently camouflaged. I appreciate this article, and the light that it sheds on the heritage that many of us enjoy. In addition, it makes clarifications and epiphanies to what some would term as medical mysteries that are passed on as being hereditary. Great post! Amazing story with some controversial details. Thoughout history, there have always been more that one version as to how epidemics are spread. From war vetrans, to declining communities, there are governmental ties that are either overlooked or conveniently camouflaged. I appreciate this article, and the light that it sheds on the heritage that many of us enjoy. In addition, it makes clarifications and epiphanies to what some would term as medical mysteries that are passed on as being hereditary. Great post!

]]> By: Jay Robinson http://storycorps.org/blog/griot-booth/tuskegee-alabama/the-shiloh-community-a-landmark-school-and-a-deadly-study/comment-page-1/#comment-1929 Jay Robinson Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:15:25 +0000 http://www.storycorps.net/blog/griot-booth/tuskegee-alabama/the-shiloh-community-a-landmark-school-and-a-deadly-study/#comment-1929 My father Jerry Robinson, Jr. was baptized and educated at Shiloh and his father eventually became a deacon there before his death in 1977. The last time I visited Shiloh was in 2002, when my great-grandmother Epsie Robinson passed away and her funeral was held at Shiloh. My father Jerry Robinson, Jr. was baptized and educated at Shiloh and his father eventually became a deacon there before his death in 1977. The last time I visited Shiloh was in 2002, when my great-grandmother Epsie Robinson passed away and her funeral was held at Shiloh.

]]> By: S. Macalesteer http://storycorps.org/blog/griot-booth/tuskegee-alabama/the-shiloh-community-a-landmark-school-and-a-deadly-study/comment-page-1/#comment-1903 S. Macalesteer Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:38:24 +0000 http://www.storycorps.net/blog/griot-booth/tuskegee-alabama/the-shiloh-community-a-landmark-school-and-a-deadly-study/#comment-1903 The subjects of the Tuskegee Study were not, as this article states, "intentionally infected with syphilis" by the government. 399 of the men already had syphilis (201 healthy men were enrolled as control subjects). They were not informed that they had the disease, just that they suffered from "bad blood." Subjects received medical examinations but no treatment (that is, nothing that would cure syphilis). Long after penicillin became the standard of care, the men in the study were deprived of treatment so that researchers could keep on studying the natural progression of the disease. Tuskegee is a terrible part of our history. Learning about it (i.e. why it was so wrong) is part of research ethics education, required for anyone who becomes involved with human subjects trials. The subjects of the Tuskegee Study were not, as this article states, “intentionally infected with syphilis” by the government. 399 of the men already had syphilis (201 healthy men were enrolled as control subjects). They were not informed that they had the disease, just that they suffered from “bad blood.” Subjects received medical examinations but no treatment (that is, nothing that would cure syphilis). Long after penicillin became the standard of care, the men in the study were deprived of treatment so that researchers could keep on studying the natural progression of the disease.

Tuskegee is a terrible part of our history. Learning about it (i.e. why it was so wrong) is part of research ethics education, required for anyone who becomes involved with human subjects trials.

]]> By: Haley Robinson http://storycorps.org/blog/griot-booth/tuskegee-alabama/the-shiloh-community-a-landmark-school-and-a-deadly-study/comment-page-1/#comment-1902 Haley Robinson Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:01:29 +0000 http://www.storycorps.net/blog/griot-booth/tuskegee-alabama/the-shiloh-community-a-landmark-school-and-a-deadly-study/#comment-1902 I would like to have something clarified in your article. According to the wikipedia article on the study men were not actually infected with syphilis but were recruited because they already had syphilis. The ethical dilemma comes into play because participants were told they would be given treatment for the disease and were either denied treatment after it was available or given placebos instead. I have done limited research on the subject, but would be interested to know which article is correct. I would like to have something clarified in your article. According to the wikipedia article on the study men were not actually infected with syphilis but were recruited because they already had syphilis. The ethical dilemma comes into play because participants were told they would be given treatment for the disease and were either denied treatment after it was available or given placebos instead. I have done limited research on the subject, but would be interested to know which article is correct.

]]> By: Barbara Jones http://storycorps.org/blog/griot-booth/tuskegee-alabama/the-shiloh-community-a-landmark-school-and-a-deadly-study/comment-page-1/#comment-1409 Barbara Jones Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:32:26 +0000 http://www.storycorps.net/blog/griot-booth/tuskegee-alabama/the-shiloh-community-a-landmark-school-and-a-deadly-study/#comment-1409 Just correcting a typo: the name of the town is Notasulga. Thanks. Just correcting a typo: the name of the town is Notasulga.

Thanks.

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