During the hot mosquito-infested summer of 1793, the dreaded yellow fever spread like wildfire, killing people overnight. At the close of the 18th century, Philadelphia was the bustling capital of the United States, with Washington and Jefferson in residence. Fever 1793 is based on an actual epidemic of yellow fever in Philadelphia that wiped out 5,000 people-or 10 percent of the city's population-in three months. Notable members included African American abolitionists such as Cyrus Bustill, James Forten, and William Gray.On the heels of her acclaimed contemporary teen novel Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson surprises her fans with a riveting and well-researched historical fiction. The Free African Society’s founding members were all free Black men and included the likes of Samuel Baston, Joseph Johnson, Cato Freedman, Caesar Cranchell, James Potter and William White. Church by Richard Allen, and the African Episcopal Church of St. The Free African Society went on to be responsible for establishing the first independent Black churches in the United States. The society helped to care for the ill during Philadelphia’s yellow fever epidemic of 1793 by nursing the sick, burying the deceased, and transporting the ill to centers outside where they could be quarantined and medically treated. Supporting widows, orphans, the sick, the unemployed, and children who were not allowed into White schools to learn, the society expanded to care for the social and economic well-being of its members and gave financial assistance during times of economic difficulty. Founded by Richard Allen (1760-1831) and Absalom Jones (1746-1818) on April 12, 1787, the Free African Society was responsible for establishing the first Black religious institutions in the city of Philadelphia, and as a nondenominational education, economic, and emotional support society it provided fellowship, a place of worship, and monetary support for members and their families in case of sickness or death.
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