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Evidence of Things Not Seen: The Missing History of Black Unfreedom, Exclusion, and Discrimination in David McCullough's The Pioneers
- Journal of the Early Republic
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Volume 41, Number 2, Summer 2021
- pp. 217-224
- 10.1353/jer.2021.0030
- Article
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Abstract:
By failing to meaningfully address Black unfreedom in The Pioneers, David McCullough presents an incomplete, partial account of early Ohio and robs the supposedly heroic, antislavery actions of his would-be protagonists of their import. As a result, The Pioneers falls short in achieving its own stated goals.