The 272
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Author/contributor
- Swarns, Rachel L. (Author)
Title
The 272
Abstract
In 1838, a group of America’s most prominent Catholic priests sold 272 enslaved people to save their largest mission project, what is now Georgetown University. Through the saga of the Mahoney family, professor Rachel L. Swarns illustrates how the Church relied on slave labor and slave sales to sustain its operations and to help finance its expansion.
Date
2023-06-13
Publisher
PenguinRandomHouse
Accessed
8/19/23, 10:29 PM
Short Title
The 272 by Rachel L. Swarns
Language
English
License
Human Trafficking
Extra
United States of America
Citation
Swarns, R. L. (2023). The 272. PenguinRandomHouse. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/550959/the-272-by-rachel-l-swarns/
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