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Collected Item: “Documenting the Experiences of Black America during the COVID-19 Pandemic”

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Documenting the Experiences of Black America during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Text Story

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This story, from the Harvard Gazette, features the work of two friends -Tracie Jones & Sarah DeMott- as they try to curate the experiences of black Americans during the coronavirus pandemic. Their collective effort resulted in Black America and COVID-19; a library guide that seeks to serve as a historical database for stories about the impact of the pandemic on African American communities. Information and material included in the database ranges from oral histories, podcasts, blogs, and links to webinars.

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#BlackexperienceduringCOVID19 #HST494 #Blackvoices #Blackhistorymonth #ArizonaStateUniversity

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https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/09/documenting-the-lives-of-black-americans-in-the-age-of-covid/

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Liz Mineo, Harvard Staff Writer

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2020-09-10
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