AP exposes the Tuskegee Syphilis Study: The 50th Anniversary

On July 25, 1972, Jean Heller, a reporter on The Associated Press investigative team broke news that rocked the nation. In observance of the 50th anniversary of Heller’s groundbreaking investigation on the Tuskegee Study, the AP is republishing the original report and a recent interview with her and others on how the story came together.