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The South is hit by another yellow fever epidemic.

1897

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This takes place during the same time when the boll weevil is decimating the cotton crop, thereby creating economic struggle across the region. For the first time, Black people are blamed for yellow fever, as opposed to in the past when they were seen as being resistant to the disease.