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Born in Roanoke,Va August 1, 1920 Loretta Pleasant No one knows where Henrietta came from
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Henrietta’s mother died giving birth to her 10 th child. 10 children divided up between relatives. Clover, VA
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How did David Lacks end up with Henrietta’s grandfather? Shared a room since they were 4
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14 1 st Child (Lawrence) Lucile Elsie Pleasant (4 years later)
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Married April 10, 1941 Henrietta 20 David 25 Cheater?
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5 children Lawrence Lucile Elsie David Jr. Deborah Joseph
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Hospital January 29, 1951 “I got a knot on my womb. The doctor need to have a look.
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Cancer? Age 30
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George Gey
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HEnrietta LAcks
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What is it? How did he make it?
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Non cancerous cells Cancerous cells doubled
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Radium Radiation
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Treatment made unfertile Scared of hysterectomy
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What is mitosis?
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Johnas Stalk
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Tumors everywhere Pain Level? Restraints
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October 4, 1951 12:15am
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Major storm!
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