During the 1918 Flu Pandemic, African Americans Struggled to Get Healthcare

Rodney A. Brooks is a contributing writer at National Geographic and U.S. News &amp; World Report, and he has written for The Washington Post and USA TODAY.

Rodney A. Brooks

Rodney A. Brooks is a contributing writer at National Geographic and U.S. News &amp; World Report, and he has written for The Washington Post and USA TODAY.

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World War I pitted Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire against Great Britain, the United States, France, Russia, Italy and Japan. New military technology resulted in unprecedented carnage. By the time the war was over and the Allied Powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people—soldiers and civilians alike—were dead.

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The Middle Ages, the medieval period of European history between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance, are sometimes referred to as the "Dark Ages."

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Why African Americans Were More Likely to Die During the 1918 Flu Pandemic