Eyam: The Village That Died to Save Its Neighbors

"Eyam is a small village in Derbyshire, UK. In 1665, the bubonic plague hit its population. Rather than flee, the villagers were persuaded that they had a moral obligation to isolate themselves from the outside world in order to prevent the spread of that disease"
Good Humans.
Via Neatorama.com
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