Gå offline med appen Player FM !
Episode 114: How Slavery Helped Grow the American Catholic Church
Manage episode 373466082 series 2074588
Did you know the Jesuits were some of the largest slaveholders in colonial America? Our guest in this episode is Rachel L. Swarns, author of The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved And Sold to Build the American Catholic Church. We discuss the Jesuit's 1838 sale of 272 men, women and children for the purpose of saving Georgetown University and the implications of this sale for one enslaved family.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
127 episoder
Episode 114: How Slavery Helped Grow the American Catholic Church
The Way of Improvement Leads Home: American History, Religion, Politics, and Academic life.
Manage episode 373466082 series 2074588
Did you know the Jesuits were some of the largest slaveholders in colonial America? Our guest in this episode is Rachel L. Swarns, author of The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved And Sold to Build the American Catholic Church. We discuss the Jesuit's 1838 sale of 272 men, women and children for the purpose of saving Georgetown University and the implications of this sale for one enslaved family.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
127 episoder
Alla avsnitt
×Välkommen till Player FM
Player FM scannar webben för högkvalitativa podcasts för dig att njuta av nu direkt. Den är den bästa podcast-appen och den fungerar med Android, Iphone och webben. Bli medlem för att synka prenumerationer mellan enheter.