Tuskegee
Zeal & Ardor * Track #2 On Wake of a Nation (EP)
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Tuskegee by Zeal & Ardor
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This song is a direct reference to the Tuskegee Syphilis study, conducted between 1932-1972 in Tuskegee, Alabama.
a total of 600 african-american patients were invited to participate in a study, and told they would be given free healthcare. They were given placebos, were not told of their diagnosis...
Tuskegee Lyrics
Bad blood
We're ripped from the tree
Bad blood in me
A simple word
Tuskegee
Bad blood bestowed on me
By a tyranny
Left to rot and die
Hear my bloody cry
Tuskegee
Now don't be long, you don't belong here anymore
Pack all your things and pray you're gone before the war
So don't be long, you don't belong here anymore
Cry, dear boy, these helping hands aren't at your aid
Fly, people, I'm telling you it's been to late
Pure evil, the doctor hides a vicious smile
Upheaval, one day we shall retaliate
Run, father, they're killing you to help themselves
Fly, mother, before long they'll want you as well
They think they had their way and will again
But in another way we will avenge
Tuskegee
Tuskegee
Tuskegee Q&A
Who wrote Tuskegee's ?
Tuskegee was written by Manuel Gagneux.
When did Zeal & Ardor release Tuskegee?
Zeal & Ardor released Tuskegee on Wed Sep 23 2020.
What did Zeal & Ardor say about "Tuskegee"?
It’s about the syphilis experiments that were done on these Black men who were promised health care, but actually they were just studied to see how the development of the disease would pan out if untreated. I picked that topic because obviously it’s about Black people, but it’s also something that’s...