In the midst of disease and death in the colonies, an enslaved man named Onesimus introduces America to the smallpox vaccine. But much like today, the concept of a vaccine sparked skepticism, concern, counter protests and rumors that the enslaved were trying to kill off white people.

Drapetomaniax is created by Michael Harriot in collaboration between OtherTone, Sony Music Entertainment and Queer Media.

This episode featured: Damon Young as Onesimus and J-L Cauvin as Cotton Mather and James Franklin

Special thanks to our voice actors

Reporter   Andrea O’Brien Vives

Slave TicTok1  Moses Soyoola

Slave Tick Tok 2  Timil Jones

Slave Tick Tok 3   Jason Vives

Dr. Kizzmkia Corbett Sabrina Harvey Merritt

Ad Lib 1   Avron Roberts

Voice    Susan Haynes

Voice    Christopher Toppino

Voice    Magnolia McKay

Ad lib 3   Gillianne Roberts-Atkinson

Executive Producers Pharrell Williams, Scott Vener, Noleca Radway, and Moses Soyoola

Senior Producer Janicia Francis

Managing Producer JoAnn DeLuna

Production Coordinator Homero Radway

Production Assistant Gilianne Roberts-Atkinson

Head Writer Silas Miami

Writers  Roderick Morrow, Danielle Solomon

Audio Engineer Marcellino van Callias

Fact checker LaPorsche Thomas

Music Supervisor Patricia Kihoro

Theme Song  Freedom by Pharell Williams

This episode includes the songs “Demasked” and “Epicio” by Kevin servHis , “Thang Thang” by Tina Mina, ‘Tickety Tok’ by The New Fools, ‘Honourable Salute’ by Sage Oursler and music by Chad Milner.

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