Article | July 7, 2023

Georgetown Was Trying to Atone for its Past in the Slave Trade. Now What?

Politico Magazine – When Rachel Swarns first learned of the sale, she was “flabbergasted.” The former New York Times correspondent had been writing about the legacy of slavery when she discovered something that shocked her as a Black Catholic woman…

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Article | July 6, 2023

Writing about Georgetown’s Slaveholding Past Has Not Shaken Black Catholic Author’s Faith

America Magazine – The Catholic Standard | Since 2016, Rachel L. Swarns has been researching Georgetown University’s involvement in the slave trade, including the 1838 sale of 272 enslaved people to help pay off debts the Jesuit priests incurred in running the university…

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Article | June 28, 2023

Book Review: The Slave Sale that Saved – and Stained – Georgetown

The New York Times Book Review – The Slave Sale that Saved – and Stained – Georgetown

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