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The Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Multicultural Center is a tax-exempt non-profit organization, with primary emphasis on education and activities related to human rights, civil rights, historic preservation and cultural preservation. Established in 1997 to focus on the people instrumental to the founding and development of Tuskegee, Alabama and Macon County - Native Americans, European Americans and African Americans.
On May 16, 1997, Herman Shaw, one of the survivors of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, stood before an audience at the White House in Washington, DC. Mr. Shaw introduced the president of the United States before he made his public apology for the government's role in the Study. Prior to Mr. Shaw introducing President Clinton, he requested support for the newly established Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Multicultural Center.
The Board of Directors are: Robert L. Davis, Johnny L. Ford, Fred D. Gray, Jr., Carl Marbury, Milton McGregor, Johnnie Royster, Eddie Tullis, O. J. Webb and Board President, Fred Gray.
The Center includes exhibits on the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and exists as a permanent memorial to the men of the Study.
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