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From the Super Soaker to fighting smallpox, SR schools to highlight Black contributions
In 1721, Onesimus introduced his owner, Cotton Mather, to the variolation method of inoculation. The method prevented smallpox and laid the foundation for vaccine development. Infusing historical ...
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WOULD HAVE KIDNAPPED PENN; Old Letter Indicates That Cotton Mather Wanted to Sell Quakers as Slaves.
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