CHESTER COUNTY INDEPENDENT • Thursday, February 14, 2013
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HeLa That Will Not Die”), television episodes and documentaries. After the publication of Skloot’s book in 2010, a grave marker was erected at the place where it is believed she was buried in Halifax County, Va. It reads: In loving memory of a phenomenal woman, wife, and mother Who touched the lives of many. Here lies Henrietta Lacks (HeLa). Her immortal cells will continue to
help mankind forever. Eternal love and admiration, From your family Sometimes God chooses the weak and powerless to confound the wise. Sometimes we The monument placed where have been Henrietta Lacks is believed given much by buried. the offerings of those who have The Immortal Life of little. Henrietta Lacks. New The real test for us York: Random House, is whether we are 2010. willing to recognize Gray, Fred. The and honor that reality. Tuskegee Syphilis Sources: Skloot, Rebecca.
Study. Montgomery, Ala.: NewSouth Books, 1998.
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