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Author: <span>Ronan Johnston</span>

Prejudice and Pandemics: The Nature of the Majority

From 1348 to 1351, Jewish Communities were blamed for their “accused” role in spreading the Black Death across Europe, resulting in the persecution and burning of thousands (Cohn, Jr., 4). The Chinese Community faced mass persecution during an outbreak of the Bubonic plague in San Francisco during the early 20th …