Presented By: Wallace House Center for Journalists
Slavery and the U.S. Catholic Church: Confronting History and the Case for Reparations
An MLK Symposium Event with journalist and author Rachel Swarns
Join New York Times journalist and author Rachel Swarns in conversation with Wallace House director Lynette Clemetson, as she discusses her book “The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold To Build the American Catholic Church,” a story of servitude and slavery spanning nearly two centuries and detailing the beginnings of Georgetown University and the U.S. Catholic Church. Swarns’s journalism started a national conversation about universities with ties to slavery.
"The 242: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold To Build the American Catholic Church" will be available for purchase at the event. The author will stay for a short book signing after the program.
"The 242: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold To Build the American Catholic Church" will be available for purchase at the event. The author will stay for a short book signing after the program.
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