Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present Free Audiobook Download by Harriet A. Washington

Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present is an eye-opening account of how African American bodies have been used as scientific specimens in medical experimentation. From the time African Americans were brought to America as slaves, they have been subject to medical investigations that would be considered unethical today, if not for the centuries of racism that existed at the time. Harriet Washington begins her book by detailing how experiments were conducted on enslaved Africans in the 1700s and 1800s. These early studies lead to a widespread reliance on blood transfusions and vaccinations during slavery, which ultimately created the modern medicine in America.

African Americans have been mistreated by the medical system for centuries, starting with the earliest days of colonialism. Harriet A. Washington's book is a deep exploration into how this has impacted and continues to impact African Americans today.

Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present is the riveting account of the dark history of medical experimentation at the hands of white doctors, scientists, and researchers. With stunning illustrations and harrowing stories, this landmark book examines what has been done to African-Americans in their pursuit of profit and knowledge.

Medical Apartheid is a harrowing journey through medical experimentation from colonial times to present. It begins with the early years of America, where it was common practice for colonial doctors to conduct medical experiments on African Americans. To them, their black bodies were "only viable test subjects." Nowadays, we hear about these practices in stories of slaves and those who survived slavery. For Harriet A. Washington, this created a "medical apartheid" that continued into the mid 20th century.

The Radical History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans by Harriet A. Washington is a thought-provoking and important book that examines the history of medical experimentation on African Americans from colonial times to present day. The author departs from the common idea that slavery was the cause of health disparities between Blacks and Whites, instead focusing on how medicine has been used as a tool in an effort to control and manipulate both race and class. In this audiobook, Butler narrates the work of Harriett A. Washington.

Medical Apartheid is the term given for the medical experimentation that occurred throughout history in North America on people of African heritage. The authors approach this dark history with a multidisciplinary perspective providing a comprehensive overview of the practices and institutions that created and maintained a system of racial discrimination, exploitation, and oppression within American medicine. Harriet A. Washington's well-researched book examines how various government policies and experiments led to the poverty, disease, and miseducation of Black Americans throughout U.S. history from colonial times up to present day.