You will be creating a historically accurate newspaper written in Philadelphia, 1793.

 You will be responsible for using primary and secondary sources.

Your newspaper will include:

•  A minimum of 2 historically appropriate graphics
• An article about historical Philadelphia in the 1790s
• An article about the disease of Yellow Fever
• An obituary of a fever victim or someone in the story
• An article that makes reference to the Free African Society
• An article which references Dr. Benjamin Rush or Dr. Jean Deveze

Resources: 

Yellow Fever

Yellow Fever Fact Sheet

The Diseased City

A Short History of Yellow Fever in the US 

Dr. Benjamin Rush

Dr. Benjamin Rush

A Background to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Africans in America - don't forget  the 

  related entries at the bottom of the page.  

Dr. Jean Deveze 

 Newspapers of the 1790s 

Univ. of Michigan Exhibit 

The Yellow Fever Connection

Univ of California 

Pages from the Past

Museum of Philadelphia 

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