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April 29, 2002 Son of Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment Subject to Discuss Experiences ST. LOUIS -- William Wyatt's father was one of more than 400 African-American men in rural Alabama who were unknowingly part of a 40-year study of untreated syphilis. Wyatt will share his father's tale during an upcoming event at Saint Louis University."The Tuskegee Experiment: A University Response" will feature Wyatt and a panel of SLU professors who will examine the controversial topic. The panel includes Dr. Karla Scott, director of the African-American Studies program; Sharon Frey, M.D., a professor of internal medicine and expert on infectious decisions; Dr. Gerard Magill, director of the Center for Health Care Ethics; and Camille Nelson, a law professor who has studied legal issues related to race. The program will be held 1-3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 4, in the Anheuser-Busch Auditorium of the John Cook School of Business, 3674 Lindell Blvd. For more information, call (314) 977-7170. The discussion is free and open to the public. The event is part of SLU's ongoing exhibit "The Greater Good: An Artist's Contemporary View of the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment," currently on display at the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art (MOCRA). Tony Hooker, the San Francisco artist who created the multi-media exhibit, also will be on hand to discuss his work. Museum officials hope the exhibit and discussion will help ensure that such gravely misguided decisions never happen again. |
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