How an Enslaved African Man in Boston Helped Save Generations from Smallpox

Subject

Smallpox Vaccine; History; Boston

Description

In the early 1700s, Onesimus shared a revolutionary way to prevent smallpox.

Creator

Erin Blakemore

Source

https://www.history.com/news/smallpox-vaccine-onesimus-slave-cotton-mather

Publisher

history.com

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