1920 August 1 Henrietta Lacks is born to Eliza Lacks Pleasant and Johnny Pleasant
(Skloot 18).
1924 October 28 Eliza dies and in doing so leaves her ten children with their father. Johnny splits his children up among relatives and Henrietta goes to live with her maternal grandfather, Tommy Lacks (Skloot 18, 121).
1934 Lawrence Lacks is born to Henrietta Lacks and David Lacks (Skloot 23).
1938 Elsie Lacks is born to Henrietta Lacks and David Lacks (Skloot 23).
1941 April 10 Henrietta and David are married (Skloot 24).
1942 Henrietta and David move to Sparrows Point so David can work at a steel plant as the industry flourishes during World War I (Skloot 25).
1950 Lawrence is drafted for the Korean war to a medic unit at Fort Belvoir at sixteen after creating a false license (Skloot 111). …show more content…
1950 September 19 Deborah Lacks is born to Henrietta Lacks and David Lacks (Skloot 17).
1951 January 29 Henrietta’s first visit to the hospital (Skloot 13).
1951 February 5 Jones gets Henrietta’s biopsy back and tells her that it is malignant
(Skloot 31).
1951 February 8 Henrietta starts treatment (Skloot 32).
1951 March 20 Henrietta starts daily radiation treatments (Skloot 46).
1951 early June Henrietta told doctors that she believed her cancer was spreading but was reassured that it was gone (Skloot 62).
1951 August 8 Henrietta was admitted into the hospital with an inoperable tumor
(Skloot 65).
1951 September 24 Henrietta is in the hospital, her body covered in tumors and since the doctor decided that treatment wouldn’t help her, and she was only kept on painkillers (Skloot 85). 1951 October 4 Henrietta Lacks dies in the hospital (Skloot 86). 1953 November 2 Minneapolis Star introduced HeLa’s donor as Henrietta Lakes (Skloot 105). 1953 Lawrence returns from the military (Skloot 111). 1954 May 14 Collier’s wrote an article saying that the He in HeLa stands for Helen (Skloot 108). 1955 Elsie Lacks dies in The Hospital for the Negro Insane (Skloot 269). 1960 Lawrence and his new wife Bobbette take in Sonny, Deborah, and Joe after finding that Galen and Ethel were abusive to them after their mother’s death (Skloot 113). 1966 November 10 Alfred Jr. is born to Deborah Lacks and Alfred “Cheetah” Carter (Skloot 144). 1970 September 15 Joe Lacks kills Eldridge Lee Ivy (Skloot 147). 1971 April Joe pleads guilty to murder and is sent to prison. There, he converts to Islam and changes his name to Zakariyya Bari Abdul Rahman (Skloot 148). 1971 December Jones and his colleagues publish their tribute to Gey, naming Henrietta correctly in print for the first time (Skloot 173). 1973 April 20 J. Douglas formally announced Henrietta’s true name after confirming with Howard W. Jones (Skloot 176). 1973 June Researchers found that it would be beneficial to find the HeLa donor’s family and decide to take blood samples from the family numbers (Skloot 180). 1973 The Lackses are first made aware of HeLa (Skloot 179). 1976 March 25 Mike Roger’s Rolling Stone article announces to the public for the first time that the donor of HeLa is a black woman (Skloot 196). 1976 Deborah divorced Alfred “Cheetah” Carter (Skloot 207). 1981 Deborah married James Pullum (Skloot 207). 1985 A Conspiracy of cells: One Woman’s Immortal Legacy and the Medical Scandal It Caused by Michael Gold is published and includes Henrietta’s detailed medical records causing Deborah to change her opinion to that of her brothers’ (Skloot 209). 1996 October 11 First annual HeLa Cancer Control Symposium is held by Roland Pattillo who convinced the city of Atlanta to make the day Henrietta Lacks Day (Skloot 219). 1997 June 4 Representative Robert Ehrlich Jr told Henrietta’s story to Congress saying that she needed to be acknowledged as the “donor” of HeLa (Skloot 224). Skloot and Deborah 1999 Skloot starts communication with Roland Pattillo. After a vigorous interrogation to confirm she wouldn’t upset Henrietta’s family, Pattillo gave Skloot the means to communicate with the Lackses (Skloot 49-55). 1999 November Sonny Lacks agrees to meet Skloot, but he backs out. Skloot instead meets with Courtney Speed, the woman who created a foundation to build a museum
(Skloot 18).
1924 October 28 Eliza dies and in doing so leaves her ten children with their father. Johnny splits his children up among relatives and Henrietta goes to live with her maternal grandfather, Tommy Lacks (Skloot 18, 121).
1934 Lawrence Lacks is born to Henrietta Lacks and David Lacks (Skloot 23).
1938 Elsie Lacks is born to Henrietta Lacks and David Lacks (Skloot 23).
1941 April 10 Henrietta and David are married (Skloot 24).
1942 Henrietta and David move to Sparrows Point so David can work at a steel plant as the industry flourishes during World War I (Skloot 25).
1950 Lawrence is drafted for the Korean war to a medic unit at Fort Belvoir at sixteen after creating a false license (Skloot 111). …show more content…
1950 September 19 Deborah Lacks is born to Henrietta Lacks and David Lacks (Skloot 17).
1951 January 29 Henrietta’s first visit to the hospital (Skloot 13).
1951 February 5 Jones gets Henrietta’s biopsy back and tells her that it is malignant
(Skloot 31).
1951 February 8 Henrietta starts treatment (Skloot 32).
1951 March 20 Henrietta starts daily radiation treatments (Skloot 46).
1951 early June Henrietta told doctors that she believed her cancer was spreading but was reassured that it was gone (Skloot 62).
1951 August 8 Henrietta was admitted into the hospital with an inoperable tumor
(Skloot 65).
1951 September 24 Henrietta is in the hospital, her body covered in tumors and since the doctor decided that treatment wouldn’t help her, and she was only kept on painkillers (Skloot 85). 1951 October 4 Henrietta Lacks dies in the hospital (Skloot 86). 1953 November 2 Minneapolis Star introduced HeLa’s donor as Henrietta Lakes (Skloot 105). 1953 Lawrence returns from the military (Skloot 111). 1954 May 14 Collier’s wrote an article saying that the He in HeLa stands for Helen (Skloot 108). 1955 Elsie Lacks dies in The Hospital for the Negro Insane (Skloot 269). 1960 Lawrence and his new wife Bobbette take in Sonny, Deborah, and Joe after finding that Galen and Ethel were abusive to them after their mother’s death (Skloot 113). 1966 November 10 Alfred Jr. is born to Deborah Lacks and Alfred “Cheetah” Carter (Skloot 144). 1970 September 15 Joe Lacks kills Eldridge Lee Ivy (Skloot 147). 1971 April Joe pleads guilty to murder and is sent to prison. There, he converts to Islam and changes his name to Zakariyya Bari Abdul Rahman (Skloot 148). 1971 December Jones and his colleagues publish their tribute to Gey, naming Henrietta correctly in print for the first time (Skloot 173). 1973 April 20 J. Douglas formally announced Henrietta’s true name after confirming with Howard W. Jones (Skloot 176). 1973 June Researchers found that it would be beneficial to find the HeLa donor’s family and decide to take blood samples from the family numbers (Skloot 180). 1973 The Lackses are first made aware of HeLa (Skloot 179). 1976 March 25 Mike Roger’s Rolling Stone article announces to the public for the first time that the donor of HeLa is a black woman (Skloot 196). 1976 Deborah divorced Alfred “Cheetah” Carter (Skloot 207). 1981 Deborah married James Pullum (Skloot 207). 1985 A Conspiracy of cells: One Woman’s Immortal Legacy and the Medical Scandal It Caused by Michael Gold is published and includes Henrietta’s detailed medical records causing Deborah to change her opinion to that of her brothers’ (Skloot 209). 1996 October 11 First annual HeLa Cancer Control Symposium is held by Roland Pattillo who convinced the city of Atlanta to make the day Henrietta Lacks Day (Skloot 219). 1997 June 4 Representative Robert Ehrlich Jr told Henrietta’s story to Congress saying that she needed to be acknowledged as the “donor” of HeLa (Skloot 224). Skloot and Deborah 1999 Skloot starts communication with Roland Pattillo. After a vigorous interrogation to confirm she wouldn’t upset Henrietta’s family, Pattillo gave Skloot the means to communicate with the Lackses (Skloot 49-55). 1999 November Sonny Lacks agrees to meet Skloot, but he backs out. Skloot instead meets with Courtney Speed, the woman who created a foundation to build a museum