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Collected Item: “Comparison for 1919 pandemic and racial violence to 2020 pandemic and racial violence”

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Comparison for 1919 pandemic and racial violence to 2020 pandemic and racial violence

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News Article

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This is a good history lesson comparing 1919 pandemic and social unrest to that of today.

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#ASU, #HST580, protest, racial violence, 1919, pandemic, #SocialJustice, #NoJusticeNoPeace,

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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/racial-violence-pandemic-how-red-summer-1919-relates-2020-n1231499?fbclid=IwAR04e0sTPpZv2b_SiMSLeJoW1qMyBcPNUZy6BbiJa3K-4sEPdHxsdugbfFQ

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NBC News, Erik Ortiz

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2020-06-21
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