1. And The Band Played On
It showed not only the research in AIDS, but also the way that the US government dealt with it. ... "AIDS" was not called "AIDS" until the CDC changed the different name that singled out the gay community as the only ones that could acquire the disease. ... The government played a major part in the AIDS situation. ... Ronald Regan did not speak of AIDS in public and obviously did not want to touch on that subject. By the time that he did, AIDS had taken the lives of several thousand people. ...
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- Grade Level: High School