In A Time Of Plague: Memories Of The ‘spanish’ Flu Epidemic Of 1918 In South Africa (African Society) – Howard Phillips

Howard Phillips resurrects the devastating ‘Black October’ of 1918, when the Spanish Flu claimed 350,000 lives in six weeks—South Africa’s worst health disaster. This powerful volume presents 127 unique first-hand accounts from survivors, collected decades later, vividly detailing the trauma of corpse-laden carts, paralyzed daily life, and the generation of flu orphans. The testimonies expose the widespread medical, material, and psychological struggle against the unprecedented plague, ensuring this largely forgotten catastrophe receives its due place in history.