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Tales of extreme courage, self-sacrifice and compassion
Writer Molly Crosby recounts the extraordinary heroism of doctors, nuns, priests and others who looked after the 17 thousand victims of the 1878 yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee.
Image: An illustration of a nun caring for a patient during the yellow fever epidemic.
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