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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

342 pages digital 2023

5 editions

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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...

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