The Catholic Church & Slavery
6/16/2023 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Journalist, author, and professor Rachel L. Swarns discusses her new book “The 272”
Journalist, author, and professor Rachel L. Swarns discusses her new book “The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church.” Swarns exposes the Catholic Church's reliance on slave labor and sales, as she follows the Mahoney family's two-century journey of indentured servitude and enslavement, revealing the harrowing origin story of the Church in America.
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Funding for TO THE CONTRARY is provided by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, the Park Foundation and the Charles A. Frueauff Foundation.
The Catholic Church & Slavery
6/16/2023 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Journalist, author, and professor Rachel L. Swarns discusses her new book “The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church.” Swarns exposes the Catholic Church's reliance on slave labor and sales, as she follows the Mahoney family's two-century journey of indentured servitude and enslavement, revealing the harrowing origin story of the Church in America.
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