Slavery and the U.S. Catholic Church: Confronting History and the Case for Reparations

Join New York Times journalist and author Rachel Swarns as she discusses her book The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold To Build the American Catholic Church, a story of servitude and slavery spanning nearly two centuries and detailing the beginnings of Georgetown University and the U.S. Catholic Church. Swarns's journalism started a national conversation about universities with ties to slavery. This is a 2024 U-M Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium event and is free and open to the public. 

• MLK Symposium
• Center for Racial Justice
• Wallace House
• Rachel Swarns
• Gender race and ethnicity
• racial justice
• Diversity equity and inclusion