Smallpox was one of the most devastating diseases known to humanity. In 1721, the city of Boston, MA experienced its worst smallpox epidemic ever. Between April and December of that year, nearly 6,000 Bostonians were infected, and well over 800 died.
During a time that saw very little in the way of medical advancements, the city of Boston was saved by an enslaved African man named Onesimus.
…This is the true story of how an enslaved African saved Boston from a smallpox epidemic.
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