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Memphis honors Samuel Henderson
Memphis honors Samuel Henderson, a former slave who assisted Dominican friars during the 1878 yellow fever epidemic.
According to Aleteia, Henderson accompanied the friars at St. Peter Catholic Church on their rounds. The Dominican friars repeatedly urged him to stop accompanying them as the city was dangerous and the disease was deadly.
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