Editorials & Other Articles

Lots of things I was unfamiliar with. The small pox epidemic for one.
During Covid I had read that Washington had enforced vaccination. Now I learned that he hadn't dome that for over a year. In the mean time thousands died of the disease.
Washington as a military commander had feet of clay and I'm glad Burns showed that. He also showed that Washington personally was very brave, charismatic, and a mostly admirable person.
Another cool thing is that Freetown in Sierra Leone was founded by slaves that had sided with the British. It's a bright note considering how slaves were screwed by both sides.