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Property to Personhood

Property to Personhood

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This episode explores the dark and often untold history of medical experimentation on enslaved Black people in

America, particularly focusing on the exploitation of Black women. The host discusses how enslaved people

were legally considered property rather than human beings, which allowed doctors and medical professionals to

perform painful experimental surgeries without anesthesia or consent. The episode specifically highlights Dr. J.

Marion Sims, often called the "father of modern gynecology," who performed repeated experimental surgeries

on enslaved women in Alabama between 1845-1849. The host emphasizes that this series will present factual,

researched information about Black history that is rarely taught, encouraging listeners to understand the full

scope of historical trauma and injustice.


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