The city of Philadelphia has apologized for unethical medical experiments performed on Black inmates at Holmesburg Prison for over 20 years, reports CNN. From 1951 through 1974, Dr. Albert Kligman, a dermatologist from the University of Pennsylvania, conducted “the dermatological, biochemical and pharmaceutical experiments that intentionally exposed about 300 inmates to viruses, fungus, asbestos and chemical […]
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