Title: 'The History Guy': How An African Slave Helped Save Generations from Smallpox

How An African Slave Helped Save Generations from Smallpox

'The History Guy' Lance Geiger tells the story of the African slave named Onesimus who, in the early 1700s, shared with his master a revolutionary way to prevent the deadly smallpox virus that was ravaging the colonies at the time. Watch the video above, download the activity and share your answers with #historyathome.

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