THE TUSKEGEE : EXPERIMENT HAD THE PURPOSE Select one: to observe the natural history of untreated I syphilis to sterilize mentally ill women to test a new drug on African American males to observe the natural development of children infections

The correct answer is: to observe the natural history of untreated syphilis.<br /><br />The Tuskegee Experiment, also known as the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male, was a clinical study conducted between 1932 and 1972 by the U.S. Public Health Service. The purpose of the study was to observe the natural history of untreated syphilis in African American men. The study involved 600 participants, 399 of whom had syphilis and 201 of whom did not. The men were not informed that they had syphilis, and they were not given proper treatment for the disease. The study was criticized for its ethical violations and its failure to inform participants about their condition and the nature of the study.