African American flood refugees vaccinated ?
African American flood refugees vaccinated for typhoid at Camp Louisiana, near Vicksburg. Many would have joined the Great Migration to northern cities, but authorities isolated them in unhealthy camps until the flood subsided, hence preserving their low paid agricultural workforce. May 21, 1927. (CSU_ALPHA_1096) CSU Archives/Everett Collection
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Authorities Blacks Csu 2012 11 Csualpha Disasters Epidemics Floods Hence Isolated Joined Louisiana Migration Mississippi Paid Preserving Subsided Typhoid Unhealthy Vaccinated Vicksburg Workforce
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