Tuskegee

Tuskegee
a) A city in southwestern Alabama in the United States.

Responding with some heat to Angells criticisms—-they described comparisons to Tuskegee as "inflammatory and wrong"—-the writers explained that cultural differences were at the heart of the problem.

b) An unethical experiment on humans. (A reference to the notorious , a landmark event in medical research ethics and law.)

You couldnt have a Tuskegee with a community consultation requirement, or even with public notification, because people would say, No, this stinks.


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  • Tuskegee — Tuskegee, AL U.S. city in Alabama Population (2000): 11846 Housing Units (2000): 5101 Land area (2000): 15.470224 sq. miles (40.067695 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.238681 sq. miles (0.618180 sq. km) Total area (2000): 15.708905 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Tuskegee, AL — U.S. city in Alabama Population (2000): 11846 Housing Units (2000): 5101 Land area (2000): 15.470224 sq. miles (40.067695 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.238681 sq. miles (0.618180 sq. km) Total area (2000): 15.708905 sq. miles (40.685875 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Tuskegee — Das Wort Tuskegee bezeichnet Tuskegee (Alabama), eine Stadt in den USA Tuskegee (Oklahoma), eine Stadt in den USA Tuskegee Institute, eine Bildungsanstalt, die ursprünglich nur für Afroamerikaner gegründet wurde, in Tuskegee. Tuskegee… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tuskegee — /tus kee gee/, n. a city in E Alabama: location of Tuskegee Institute. 12,716. * * * ▪ Alabama, United States       city, seat of Macon county, east central Alabama, U.S., adjacent to Tuskegee National Forest, about 40 miles (65 km) east of… …   Universalium

  • Tuskegee —  Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différentes localités partageant un même nom.  États Unis Tuskegee est le nom de deux villes américaines : Tuskegee, une ville d …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Tuskegee — Original name in latin Tuskegee Name in other language Taskigi, Tuskegee, Tuskidzhi, ta si ji ji, taskjy, alabama, tasukigi, tsqygy, twskyjy, alabama, Таскиги, Таскігі, Тъскиджи State code US Continent/City America/Chicago longitude 32.42403… …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Tuskegee —  , Alabama, home of Tuskegee University (formerly Tuskegee Institute) …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • Tuskegee — Таскеги, штат Алабама, где находится Tuskegee Institute, учебное заведение профессионально технического направления для негров, основанное в XIX в. Букером Вашингтоном (Washington Booker Т., 1856 1915), негритянским просветителем крайне… …   Словарь топонимов США

  • Tuskegee — n. city in Alabama (USA) home of the Tuskegee University …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Tuskegee — Sp Taskigis Ap Tuskegee L JAV Meikono apyg. c. (Alabama) …   Pasaulio vietovardžiai. Internetinė duomenų bazė

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