The blatant mistreatment of African Americans and other minorities had distinct effects on their families and lifestyles led by the racist facilities who withheld treatment and services, the degrading occupations they were given, and the attitude of people around them, all contributed to what generally became a ruinous lifestyle. The book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, tells the family history behind the famous HeLa cells and follows the mistreatment of Henrietta and her family over the years. Many blacks were affected detrimentally by the obvious difference in status throughout the nation, and rather than united, it was divided they stood.
On January 29, 1951, Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed with cervical cancer at
On January 29, 1951, Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed with cervical cancer at