Reflection on Miss Evers' Boys

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Reflective Response on Miss Evers' Boys."
Since the last 400 years, the theory of “race” has been perceived through the lens of many
nations, leaders, individuals which has determined who belongs and who does not. The theories
related to race include the notion that all the human beings can be classified into the various
races as per their physical characteristics. As we all know, characteristics include the eye shape,
skin color and the form of hair. The theories related to race have led to the common idea that few
races are superior based on their physical abilities than other races. Later in the claim has been
disapproved because “Race is a human invention”. Human beings have created the racial
discrimination and used it in many ways. A living example is the story of “Miss Ever’s Boys”.
The assertion of “Racism is a pathogen with biological consequences “can be examined
through the story of “Miss Ever’s Boys”. The story of Miss Ever’s Boys is founded on a true
event of Tuskegee experiment (syphilis). The US government had conducted a medical research
on the black men in the country of Alabama. 412 men were selected with the bad blood. These
patients were only used for the research and the government did not provide any treatment to
these patients. 127 people from this group left after 40 years. A black nurse tells this story named
as Miss Evers. Initially she was quite excited to help the patients but after 40 years lot of black
men were dying out of these disease. Miss Ever’s Boys are the four affected men who are her
best friends too. Eventually, two of them died and two survived. One survived because he joined
army and the government cured him. Another person danced well but could not dance anymore
with the disease. It ached the heart of Miss Ever and she stayed with the boys until the
government provided proper treatment to the men.