From information we know about seventeenth-century reactions to the plague, we can infer that?
a. the growth of scientific advancement alleviate the spread of the disease.
b. people relied more on religion, magic, and superstition than on science to deal with the disease.
c. the epidemic, while devastating, provided economic opportunities for a lucky few.
d. the cataclysmic effects of massive death led to increased social order and organization.

the correct answer is c.

the answer is solomon northrup. he was a free-born african american, abolitionist and professional violinist that was drugged, kidnapped and sold as slave in 1841 and remained in captivity until 1853 where he regained his freedom with the of the then-governor of new york, washington hunt. he wrote and published his memoirs "twelve years a slave" in 1853, and in this text, he tells the story of his escape thru one of louisiana's swamps (the great pacoudrie swamp) in which he ended up covered in green slime from crossing the surface of the dead water.