Onesimus, an enslaved West African man, convinced Cotton Mather to support the practice of inoculati
Onesimus, an enslaved West African man, convinced Cotton Mather to support the practice of inoculation against smallpox in Boston, long before it was widely accepted in Europe and North America. Read more on the Houghton Library Blog. -- source link
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