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
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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 fol...

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