Henrietta Lacks Book Report

According to the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. Skillet discusses Henrietta’s background and mentions a place by the name of Turner Station which in the day was a steel Mill and shipyard this is also the same place that African American men would go if they could no longer find homes or jobs. In order to grasp a better understanding of Turner station we will look at the origin, what it was like back in the 50’s and what it is like today. Although Turner Station sounded like it was an old worn down community according to Skloot. To Begin, Jazzmen Tynes discussed the origin of Turner Station and how it is no longer open, rather, it is now considered a historic landmark in Baltimore. As stated by, Adam Youssi In addition, the article also mentioned, “Baltimore’s largest African American community after emancipation as a byproduct of the growing steel industry in that area in the 1880s. With industry booming at the Pennsylvania Steel Company, and housing in short supply, African Americans from Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina settled nearby in Turner Station.” (Youssi np) Second, according to Maxine Tompson, “Turner Station is surrounded by a steel production plant, landfill, electric utility plant and …show more content…
With that said, I find it interesting that Turner Station is so polluted. Perhaps it’s because they’re such a poor community and due to their race and financial situations they are not able to afford the items they need due to their lack of income. Turner Station could also be compared to Flint Michigan and their current situation. Another thing that we should take into consideration is their social status, because of their social status’s these people don’t have the power or authority to say “no” to the government for placing those things in their