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Arts Club of Washington Book Group

  • Wed, November 15, 2023
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW Washington DC 20006

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Arts Club of Washington Book Group

          Wednesday, November 15, 2023,  at 5:30 pm 

Book: 

The 272 by Rachel L. Swarns


OPEN TO MEMBERS & GUESTS - FREE

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. In this groundbreaking account, journalist, author, and professor Rachel L. Swarns follows one family through nearly two centuries of indentured servitude and enslavement to uncover the harrowing origin story of the Catholic Church in the United States.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. In this groundbreaking account, journalist, author, and professor Rachel L. Swarns follows one family through nearly two centuries of indentured servitude and enslavement to uncover the harrowing origin story of the Catholic Church in the United States.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. In this groundbreaking account, journalist, author, and professor Rachel L. Swarns follows one family through nearly two centuries of indentured servitude and enslavement to uncover the harrowing origin story of the Catholic Church in the United States.


Refreshments will be available at the Club Lounge after the meeting.

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