The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church by Rachel L. Swarns

The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church

Rachel L. Swarns

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction history race religion emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

An urgent new chapter in the history of the Catholic Church and America’s reckoning with its founding narrative.In 1838, a group of America's most prominent Catholic priests sold 272 enslaved people to save their biggest mission project, what is n...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 93 reviews

Moods

informative 97%
emotional 57%
challenging 45%
reflective 45%
sad 45%
dark 37%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 8%
tense 2%

Pace

medium 63%
slow 30%
fast 6%

Average rating

4.06

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...