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Commentary: Don't let COVID-19 unleash bias SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 26: People wear surgical masks as they walk along Chinatown's Grant Avenue on Feb. 26, 2020 in San Francisco, California. San Francisco Mayor London Breed declared a local state of emergency on Tuesday to get prepared in case of a possible Coronavirus outbreak.
Commentary: Don't let COVID-19 unleash bias SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 26: People wear surgical masks as they walk along Chinatown's Grant Avenue on Feb. 26, 2020 in San Francisco, California. San Francisco Mayor London Breed declared a local state of emergency on Tuesday to get prepared in case of a possible Coronavirus outbreak.
Historically, epidemics have negatively affected marginalized populations by spurring prejudice. During the 1900 bubonic plague outbreak in San Francisco, the discovery of one infected Chinese resident led to an entire community being quarantined. Blockading the city’s Chinatown did not halt the spread of the disease.
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