Dolen Perkins-Valdez's historical novel fictionalizes involuntary sterilizations
NPR's Book of the Day
00:00
Take My Hand by Dolan Perkins Valdez
Dolan perkins valdez is the author of take my hand. The story takes place in ninet 73, and it's a year after the public became aware of the tuskegee study. Hundreds of african american men with syphilis went without treatment so researchers could study the effects. This message comes from m p r sponsor charles schwab with their original podcast, choice ology.
Play episode from 05:47
Transcript
