Lucile Elsie Lacks

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Lucile Elsie Lacks

Birth
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Death
24 Feb 1955 (aged 15)
Crownsville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Clover, Halifax County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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the second child of Henrietta Lacks. She was diagnosed with "idiocy" and institutionalized to the Hospital for Negro Insane. Her medical records show that she suffered abuse, experimentation, and mistreatment.
the second child of Henrietta Lacks. She was diagnosed with "idiocy" and institutionalized to the Hospital for Negro Insane. Her medical records show that she suffered abuse, experimentation, and mistreatment.

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