In the film Ms. Evers' Boys, a group of doctors withholds penicillin from a group of black men who are suffering from syphilis. The movie itself depicted a true, historical (and quite controversial) study known as the Tuskegee Experiment, which took place in the times after the Civil Rights Movement. The doctors taking part in this research were trying to prove that the effects of syphilis were as severe in blacks as they were in whites in order to get more money for medication. They also wanted the world to see that colored doctors were just as smart as the white doctors.

Within the motives of the study, many queries arise. One of the biggest questions being, is it really morally sound to take part in human testing and experimentation? Or perhaps is it just a morbid and unconstitutional practice, a violation of the bill of rights and...