In what ways did the work of Kinyoun and Blue challenge earlier conceptions of medical science, and how did their fight to save San Francisco from a larger outbreak intersect with institutionalized racism and the idea of American exceptionalism?

Black Death at the Golden Gate by David K. Randall
Instructions: Please answer the prompt question(s) in essay form. Your paper must contain clear and concise analysis and be at least two and a half pages in length (no more than four), double-spaced, with one-inch margins and twelve-point font. The paper is worth 125 points. It must be turned in via the link on D2L by the day it is due.

Prompt Question (due Saturday, October 15, 2022):
In the prologue to his book, David K. Randall argued that the fight against the bubonic plague in America “would prove to be a battle over the legitimacy of science.” In your essay, explain what he meant by this. In what ways did the work of Kinyoun and Blue challenge earlier conceptions of medical science, and how did their fight to save San Francisco from a larger outbreak intersect with institutionalized racism and the idea of American exceptionalism?

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