Rachel L. Swarns
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My Church Was Part of the Slave Trade. This Has Not Shaken My Faith.
Enslaved people have been largely left out of the origin story traditionally told about the emergence of Catholicism in the United States.
Catholic Order Struggles to Raise $100 Million to Atone for Slave Labor
Jesuits established a trust to answer for their history of enslaving Black people. But frustrated descendants tell Rome the order is “not delivering in deed.”
The Search for a Meaningful Clue to the Mystery of an Enslaved Ancestor
Old newspaper ads are serving as a window into the hopes and histories of hundreds of individuals who were newly emancipated.
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