In her latest publication in Middle West Review, Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara writes “Black people’s existence, resistance to bondage, and experience of freedom were rarely acknowledged or centered in Midwestern scholarship focused on the early American Republic or antebellum era. And even when Black men, women, and children were at the center of a story the fullness of their lives was not explored”. Dr. Clark-Pujara notes that the study of Black Midwestern experiences is a “relatively recent” one.
Access and read the full piece, titled “Race-Based Slavery and People of African Descent on the Midwestern Frontier” here.