Waco 1918

By Sophia Alejandro

This isn’t the first global pandemic. Find out what life was like in the bustling, growing town of Waco when the great Spanish Flu of 1918 reached it, learn how this virus exploited the ever-intertwined relationship of the town and Baylor, and read letters directly from copies of the Lariat printed over 100 years ago.

 

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