INTERPRETATION OF A NARRATIVE Crises such as plagues and outbreaks of disease bring out the best in people, as well as the worst of them. A Narrative is an article written by Absalom Jones and Richard Allen, two African American ministers who lived in Philadelphia during the Yellow Fever outbreak of 1793. The article functions as both a historical account of the epidemic, and a refutation of false accusations made by Caucasians towards the African American …
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…order to help their fellow man during his time of need. They were underpaid, unappreciated, put at risk, exposed to unimaginable horrors, and used by many, yet they worked hard anyway. When the work was done and the disease was gone instead of being praised, thanked and apologized to they were accused of profiteering. After all of this they did not regret what they had done; they knew it was the right thing to do.