Are you rich enough to survive this pandemic? It was true in America during Colonial times- Yellow Fever the rich quarantined at “country homes”in Germantown, outside Philly. Were we being indoctrinated to accept the rich deserved to live more than poor? https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/04/coronavirus-inequality-america.html">https://nymag.com/intellige...
In 1793, George Washington took refuge at Bringhurst House from the deadly yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. It was called the Germantown White House. See National Park Service
African Americans played a vital role in the yellow fever epidemic of 1793. Benjamin Rush pleaded for the help of Philadelphia’s free black community, believing that African Americans were immune to the disease. http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu"> http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu 
“African Americans worked tirelessly with the sick and dying as nurses, cart drivers, coffin makers, and grave diggers. “. http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu"> http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu 
“Despite Dr. Rush’s theory, 240 African Americans died of Yellow Fever. “ http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu"> http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu  I bet you never read the information in this thread in your history books! See Penn State link. Same Dr. Benjamin Rush that signed Dec. of Independence.
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