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Advertisement from the La Grange Journal in 1918.
What is commonly known as the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918 was actually an H1N1 virus of avian origin. It spread worldwide from 1918 through 1919. In the United States, it was first identified in World War I military personnel in the spring of 1918. Fayette County soldiers stationed in France such as African American James Poole, who delivered ammunition to the front lines, fell victim to the…
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