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Miss Evers' Boys is an American made-for-television drama starring Alfre Woodard and Laurence Fishburne that first aired on February 22, 1997, and is based on the true story of the four-decade-long Tuskegee Syphilis Study. It was directed by Joseph Sargent and adapted by Walter Bernstein from the 1992 stage play of the same name, written by ...
- Historical Drama
Feb 22, 1997 · Miss Evers' Boys: Directed by Joseph Sargent. With Alfre Woodard, Laurence Fishburne, Craig Sheffer, Joe Morton. The true story of the U.S. Government's 1932 Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, in which a group of black test subjects were allowed to die, despite a cure having been developed.
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- Drama, War
- Joseph Sargent
- 1997-02-22
A romance with one goes unrequited even after he joins the Army during World War II and is treated and cured by penicillin. As the result of the Senate investigation, the medical experimentation on humans has been curbed. The survivors of the study did receive treatment and financial compensation after the Senate investigation. — John Sacksteder.
Miss Evers' Boys. When nurse Eunice Evers (Alfre Woodard) is chosen to facilitate a program intended to curb syphilis rates among African Americans in rural Alabama, she is gratified to be able to ...
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- Joseph Sargent
- PG
- Alfre Woodard
Miss Evers' Boys (TV Movie 1997) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Watch Miss Evers' Boys and other popular TV shows and movies including new releases, classics, Hulu Originals, and more. It’s all on Hulu. Emmy®-winning story of a 1930s experiment in which the U.S. government withheld treatment from African American syphilis patients.
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Miss Evers' Boys. 1997 · 1 hr 58 min. PG. Drama · War. Alfre Woodard’s Emmy-winning turn as a nurse involved in a government plan to treat syphilis-infected Black men with placebos and not penicillin. Subtitles: English. Starring: Alfre Woodard Laurence Fishburne Ossie Davis Joe Morton Obba Babatundé. Directed by: Joseph Sargent.
