Great-granddaughter of Tuskegee Study victim getting COVID vaccine
Updated Feb 24, 2021;
Posted Feb 24, 2021
Peggy Fitzpatrick, 65, stands for a portrait holding an image of her great grandfather, Willie Fitzpatrick, at East Lake Park in Atlanta's East Lake community, Thursday, February 11, 2021. Willie was a victim of the Tuskegee Experiments, which was an unethical medical study that targeted Black men for more than 40 years. Despite this experiment being a part of Peggy's family legacy, she is still seeking to participate in the COVID-19 vaccination. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)TNS
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By Shelia Poole The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS) and
Tribune Media Services
Peggy Fitzpatrick Tatum recently spent two weeks trying to book an appointment to get the COVID-19 vaccine before eventually landing a date.