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New York fund apologizes for role in Tuskegee syphilis study

FILE - In this 1950's photo released by the National Archives, men included in a syphilis study pose for a photo in Tuskegee, Ala. Fifty years after the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study was revealed to the public in 1972 and halted, Manhattan-based philanthropy organization Milbank Memorial Fund is publicly apologizing for its role in the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study. (National Archives via AP, File)

FILE - In this 1950's photo released by the National Archives, a Black man included in a syphilis study has blood drawn by a doctor in Tuskegee, Ala. Fifty years after the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study was revealed to the public in 1972 and halted, Manhattan-based philanthropy organization Milbank Memorial Fund is publicly apologizing for its role in the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study. (National Archives via AP, File)

FILE - People attend a ceremony near Tuskegee, Ala., on April 3, 2017, to commemorate the roughly 600 men who were subjects in the Tuskegee syphilis study. The community healing service was the first public event held by descendants of the men. Fifty years after the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study was revealed to the public in 1972 and halted, Manhattan-based philanthropy organization Milbank Memorial Fund is publicly apologizing for its role in the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves, File)

FILE - President Clinton and Vice President Al Gore, back, help Herman Shaw, 94, a Tuskegee Syphilis Study victim, during a news conference on May 16, 1997. Fifty years after the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study was revealed to the public in 1972 and halted, Manhattan-based philanthropy organization Milbank Memorial Fund is publicly apologizing for its role in the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)

New York fund apologizes for role in Tuskegee syphilis study