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Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present
Modern · Nonfiction, History, Race

Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present

by Harriet A. Washington
2007 · 501 pages · Nonfiction
60 Modern ★ 4.42 on Goodreads · 11K ratings
≈ 13 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day

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NBCC Award (Nonfiction) winner (2007). 4.42★ from 11K Goodreads ratings.

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60Must-Read Score
  • Critics44 out of 100 · counts 35%+18
  • Readers74 out of 100 · counts 50%+42
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0

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