Resources for “Slavery, Child-family Separation, and the Catholic Church in the United States”
These resources have been shared by panelists as background to the webinar on the September 12, 2023 event “Slavery, Child-family Separation, and the Catholic Church in the United States”.
Articles
- My Church Was Part of the Slave Trade. This Has Not Shaken My Faith. Rachel L. Swarns. New York Times. July 17, 2023.
- Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Commission on Slavery seeks to study the sin of racism in the local Church, document economic benefits tied to enslaved labor and promote healing. May 22, 2023.
- Family separation among slaves in America was shockingly prevalent: Antebellum atrocities. The Economist (Online). June 21, 2022.
- The Nuns Who Bought and Sold Human Beings: America’s nuns are beginning to confront their ties to slavery, but it’s still a long road to repentance. Rachel L. Swarns. New York Times. August 2, 2019.
- 272 Slaves Were Sold to Save Georgetown. What Does It Owe Their Descendents? Rachel L. Swarns. New York Times. April 16, 2016.
Books
- The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church. Rachel L. Swarns. Penguin Random House. 2023.
- All Oppression Shall Cease: A History of Slavery, Abolitionism, and the Catholic Church. Rev. Chris Kellerman, S.J. Orbis Books. 2022.
- Amistad’s Orphans: An Atlantic Story of Children, Slavery, and Smuggling. Benjamin N. Lawrence. Yale University Press. 2015.
Statements
- Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love - A Pastoral Letter Against Racism. (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. November 2018.)