Pocahontas is known throughout the world, especially to Americans and Britishers, as an example of friendly relations between the races as well as an epitome of the Rousseauvian ‘noble savage’. Her images adorn Washington’s Capitol building in portraits and friezes -- but she is consistently misrepresented.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2003
Pocahontas: UnDisney
Pocahontas is known throughout the world, especially to Americans and Britishers, as an example of friendly relations between the races as well as an epitome of the Rousseauvian ‘noble savage’. Her images adorn Washington’s Capitol building in portraits and friezes -- but she is consistently misrepresented.
Pocahontas is known throughout the world, especially to Americans and Britishers, as an example of friendly relations between the races as well as an epitome of the Rousseauvian ‘noble savage’. Her images adorn Washington’s Capitol building in portraits and friezes -- but she is consistently misrepresented.
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