Pandemic Perspectives (A Public History Project)
Scroll to the bottom of the page for 1918 flu articles. The case studies examine outbreaks ranging from the ancient world to the present, including: two plagues in the Greco-Roman world, smallpox and other epidemics among indigenous people in North America, African Americans and the 1793 yellow fever Philadelphia epidemic, the 1918-1919 Spanish influenza, and the HIV-AIDS epidemic. Each presentation evaluates the science behind particular microbes and illnesses, and illuminates the historical context, the impact on society, parallels to Covid-19, while providing additional resources for further study.
