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SCOUT· 45%1h 13m·2026-05-19·History441 The Escapes of David George
Ben Franklin's World
When David George lay sick with smallpox in Savannah during the Revolutionary War, he faced three possible outcomes: death, re-enslavement, or freedom. Greg O'Malley, Professor of History at UC Santa Cruz, follows David George across six decades and three continents, from enslaved Virginia to the Muscogee Creek…
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