Experiments on African American inmates reveal U.S. double standards on human rights
STORY: Experiments on African American inmates reveal U.S. double standards on human rights
DATELINE: Oct. 10, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:38
LOCATION: Washington, D.C.
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. the formal apology of the city of Philadelphia
2. cover of the book telling the story at Holmesburg Prison
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): IRFAN SHAHZAD TAKALVI, Founding President of Eurasian Century Institute, Pakistan
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Researcher, Manila-based think tank
STORYLINE:
The U.S. city of Philadelphia has issued a formal apology for experiments conducted on African American inmates at a prison decades ago.
From the 1950s to the 1970s, inmates of Holmesburg Prison were intentionally exposed to pharmaceuticals, viruses, fungus, asbestos, and even dioxin, a component of Agent Orange. The experiments were conducted by University of Pennsylvania researcher Dr. Albert Kligman.
The vast majority of those subjected to these experiments were African American men, many of them illiterate, awa
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