Jim Crow and the Spanish Flu

I have been asked to discuss the connections between Jim Crow and the Pandemic of 1918 for a program sponsored by the Harford Community College Civil Rights Project on May 13, 2021, at 4 p.m.

Here is more information on the program

JIM CROW AND THE SPANISH FLU – DEADLY CONNECTIONS

A Discussion about the 1918 pandemic & today Harford Community College, Harford Civil Rights Project

May 13, 2021, 4 – 5 pm

In an era when Jim Crow had a firm grip on the nation, the Spanish Influenza of 1918 swept across the country, devastating America’s Black communities. As people of color wrestled with that deadly novel virus 103-years-ago, they also struggled with segregation and discrimination, at a time when access to healthcare was scarce. Thus, as the world continues to cope with COVID-19 in 2021, we will discuss historical echoes connecting 1918 with today’s public health emergency from the African-American Community’s perspective.https://harford.presence.io/…/deadly-parallels-a…