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

Rachel L. Swarns

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Description:“An absolutely necessary addition to the history of the Catholic Church, whose involvement in New World slavery contributed to the establishment of slavery in American society and sustained the Church. " — Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of The Hemingses of Monticello and On JuneteenthIn 1838, a gathering of America's most unmistakable Catholic clerics offered 272 oppressed individuals to save their biggest mission project, what is currently Georgetown College. In this noteworthy record, columnist, creator, and teacher Rachel L. Swarns follows one family through almost two centuries of obligated bondage and subjugation to uncover the frightening history of the Catholic Church in the US. Swarns shows how the Church relied on slave labor and the sale of slaves to support its operations and help finance its expansion through the story of the Mahoney family.The story begins with Ann Joice, the Mahoney family's matriarch and a free Black woman. Joice was an indentured servant who set sail for Maryland toward the end of the 16th century, but her contract was torched and she was taken away. The tale of that broken promise was passed down through her descendants, who were enslaved by Jesuit priests, for centuries. One of those relatives, Harry Mahoney, saved lives and the congregation's cash in the Conflict of 1812, however his kids, including Louisa and Anna, were set available to be purchased in 1838. One of the daughters was able to get away, but the other one was sold and sent to Louisiana. Their relatives would stay separated until Rachel Swarns' detailing in The New York Times at long last rejoined them. They would then join other descendants of GU272 in pushing Georgetown and the Catholic Church to make amends and to set new ground in the American movement for reparations and reconciliation.The journalism of Swarns has already sparked national debate regarding universities with ties to slavery. The 272 recounts to a considerably greater story, not just showing how subjection powered the development of the American Catholic Church yet additionally focusing a light on the oppressed individuals whose constrained work assisted with building the biggest strict section in the country.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church. To get started finding The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: “An absolutely necessary addition to the history of the Catholic Church, whose involvement in New World slavery contributed to the establishment of slavery in American society and sustained the Church. " — Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of The Hemingses of Monticello and On JuneteenthIn 1838, a gathering of America's most unmistakable Catholic clerics offered 272 oppressed individuals to save their biggest mission project, what is currently Georgetown College. In this noteworthy record, columnist, creator, and teacher Rachel L. Swarns follows one family through almost two centuries of obligated bondage and subjugation to uncover the frightening history of the Catholic Church in the US. Swarns shows how the Church relied on slave labor and the sale of slaves to support its operations and help finance its expansion through the story of the Mahoney family.The story begins with Ann Joice, the Mahoney family's matriarch and a free Black woman. Joice was an indentured servant who set sail for Maryland toward the end of the 16th century, but her contract was torched and she was taken away. The tale of that broken promise was passed down through her descendants, who were enslaved by Jesuit priests, for centuries. One of those relatives, Harry Mahoney, saved lives and the congregation's cash in the Conflict of 1812, however his kids, including Louisa and Anna, were set available to be purchased in 1838. One of the daughters was able to get away, but the other one was sold and sent to Louisiana. Their relatives would stay separated until Rachel Swarns' detailing in The New York Times at long last rejoined them. They would then join other descendants of GU272 in pushing Georgetown and the Catholic Church to make amends and to set new ground in the American movement for reparations and reconciliation.The journalism of Swarns has already sparked national debate regarding universities with ties to slavery. The 272 recounts to a considerably greater story, not just showing how subjection powered the development of the American Catholic Church yet additionally focusing a light on the oppressed individuals whose constrained work assisted with building the biggest strict section in the country.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church. To get started finding The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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