Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-11-21 19:47:29 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6C1710E7044CFDFCD530F1DC75FA5EE6CD67E64E5FFF13C170C7AD17FE0A70D3
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DNA was not used to determine race of the individuals. The claim they were black was based on the shape of their skulls. See link below. Only 3 of the ostensible black women died of plague. All 3 were buried in the same cemetery indicating close proximity in prior residence. https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/bioarchaeological-evidence-black-women-14th-century-london
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