The 272 Ages 6 and up Plunged into an explosive role

Plunged into an explosive role she never anticipated

histories and myths of different cultures are mixed and sampled

Drawing on Will’s inspiring personal story and involvement in My Brother’s Keeper

and the stories that we tell ourselves

The 272 Ages 6 and up Plunged into an explosive roleAn urgent new chapter in the history of the Catholic Church and Americas reckoning with its founding narrative. 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 powerful account, journalist, author and professor Rachel L. Swarns follows one family through nearly two centuries of indentured servitude and enslavement to reveal the