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American Experience
Plague at the Golden Gate
Season 34
Episode 4
Discover how an outbreak of bubonic plague in 1900 set off fear and anti-Asian sentiment in San Francisco. This new documentary tells the gripping story of the race against time by health officials to save the city from the deadly disease.
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- 5/24/2025
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