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{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)The seal features the profile of Benjamin Rush, M.D., who is considered the father of American psychiatry and was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The seal will continue to be used for ceremonial purposes and some internal documents.
Despite Rush's claim that Black people were immune to yellow fever, between 200 and 400 Black people died from the virus during the 1793 Philadelphia epidemic. Although that number is quite small when compared to the overall number of deaths, the Black population of Philadelphia at that time was small to begin with. This means that the Black community actually lost a larger percentage of their population to the virus.
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