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Miss Evers’ Boys (1997) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1997 · 118 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Joseph Sargent
- Starring
- Laurence Fishburne, Joe Morton, Alfre Woodard, Ossie Davis, Thom Gossom Jr., Obba Babatundé
Based on the real Tuskegee Syphilis Study, the film follows nurse Eunice Evers as she conceals the government’s deception, allowing African‑American men infected with syphilis to go untreated even after penicillin became available, revealing a tragic abuse of power.
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