US monuments and memorials have overlooked frontline workers and people of color affected by past epidemics. Will we repeat history?
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Associate Professor of Art History, University of South Carolina
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Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Hazards Vulnerability and Resilience Institute, University of South Carolina
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Associate Professor of Economic Geography, University of South Carolina
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of South Carolina
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Instructor, Department of History, University of South Carolina; Institute for Humane Studies
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Assistant Professor of Race and Media, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina
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Assistant Professor of Education Policy, Law, and Politics, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of South Carolina
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Family Law, University of South Carolina
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Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, University of South Carolina
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Associate Professor of Social Work, University of South Carolina
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Media Effects, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina