Despite this program, by the mid-1930s, white schools in the South were worth, per student, more than five times what black schools were worth per student (in majority-black Mississippi, this ratio was more than 13 to one).
There is no vitamin B17. The term is inaccurately applied to laetrile, a discredited cancer drug, and amygdalin, the natural substance from which laetrile is made. Amygdalin occurs in the seeds of apricot, peaches, and almonds.
Vitamin B12, or cyanocobalamin, is a prescription medication used to increase low vitamin B12 levels. It may be given as an injection, nasal spray, or tablets. Vitamin B12 is essential for the growth and reproduction of certain cells in the body and for the function of certain enzymes in the body.