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Group will discuss "The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church" by Rachel L. Swarns. Copies are limited; please check with the information desk for details.
"In 1838, a group of America's most prominent Catholic priests sold 272 enslaved people to save their largest mission project, what is now Georgetown University. In this groundbreaking account, journalist, author, and professor Rachel L. Swarns follows one family through nearly two centuries of indentured servitude and enslavement to uncover the harrowing origin story of the Catholic Church in the United States. Through the saga of the Mahoney family, Swarns illustrates how the Church relied on slave labor and slave sales to sustain its operations and to help finance its expansion."
—From Catalog.
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AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Discussions | Black Heritage |
TAGS: | Book Discussion | Black Heritage |
Mon, Oct 07 | Closed |
Tue, Oct 08 | 12:00PM to 8:00PM |
Wed, Oct 09 | 12:00PM to 8:00PM |
Thu, Oct 10 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Fri, Oct 11 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Sat, Oct 12 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM |
Sun, Oct 13 | Closed |
Mon, Oct 07 | Closed |
Tue, Oct 08 | 12:00PM to 8:00PM |
Wed, Oct 09 | 12:00PM to 8:00PM |
Thu, Oct 10 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Fri, Oct 11 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Sat, Oct 12 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM |
Sun, Oct 13 | Closed |
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