American Experience Plague at the Golden Gate

In "Plague at the Golden Gate," a gripping medical mystery unfolds as San Francisco faces its most devastating crisis in 1900: an outbreak of bubonic plague that exposes deep-seated tensions between the city's elite and the Chinese-American community. With the fate of the nation hanging in the balance, this timely documentary delves into the complex relationships between the medical community, city powerbrokers, and the Chinese-American population as they navigate a desperate bid to save San Francisco from destruction.