How Did an Enslaved Man Help Save Colonial Boston from Smallpox?

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How Did an Enslaved Man Help Save Colonial Boston from Smallpox?

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Smallpox epidemics swept the colonies several times, but one African-American man known as Onesimus helped save Boston from the brunt of it. Learn how in this episode of BrainStuff.
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Mar 4, 2020

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