One of the unforeseen consequences of the black death epidemic

One unforeseen consequence of the Black Death epidemic was the persecution of minority groups because the population believed they were responsible for the epidemy.

Explanation:

As in many other crises, misconceptions and believes guided certain sectors of the population to make them think certain groups of the minorities were responsible for the epidemy. These misconceptions were powered by ignorance, fanatism, and the lack of information. Therefore, pilgrims, homeless, jews, immigrants, foreign traders, and merchants were targeted as the guilty ones for the epidemy.