Bibliograph

The 272, the families who were enslaved and sold to build the American Catholic Church, Rachel L. Swarns

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Label

The 272, the families who were enslaved and sold to build the American Catholic Church, Rachel L. Swarns

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The 272

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1354504740

Responsibility statement

Rachel L. Swarns

Sub title

the families who were enslaved and sold to build the American Catholic Church

Summary

Following one family through nearly two centuries of indentured servitude and enslavement, this powerful account illustrates how the Catholic Church relied on slave labor and slave sales to help finance its expansion, bringing to light the people whose forced labor helped to build the largest denomination in the nation. Illustrations

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