“African Americans struggle with disproportionate COVID death toll”, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/04/coronavirus-disproportionately-impacts-african-americans/

“Until we are able to gas them like the Nazis, the Roma will infect the nation: Roma and the ethnicization of COVID-19 in Romania”, https://www.dor.ro/roma-and-the-ethnicization-of-covid-19-in-romania/

Answer the question: During the course we have discussed several topics in the history of racism and nationalism. Today, the world is facing a global pandemic that is hitting certain communities harder then others. Please write an essay that discusses how specific issues raised in the course are connected to the ways in which the pandemic is affecting minority and underprivileged populations. How has racism shaped the fate of certain populations during this crisis? Give specific examples from the course.