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Beyond Statistics: Living through a Pandemic

The Tenement Museum designed an online exhibit to respond to the Covid-19 crisis, titled Beyond Statistics: Living through a Pandemic. The exhibit interprets the stories of five people, all immigrants or migrants, who lived in the museum’s historic buildings and all died of contagious disease. Through their stories, we look at how historians can uncover perspectives on living with and suffering from contagious disease, the context of prejudice, medical science, and government and community response, and ultimately, the importance of historians finding and honoring stories of individuals.