Inheriting the Trade: A Northern Family Confronts Its Legacy As the Largest Slave-trading Dynasty in U.S. History - Couverture souple

Dewolf, Thomas Norman

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ISBN 10 : 0807072826 ISBN 13 : 9780807072820

Editeur : Beacon Press, 2009

Synopsis

A trailblazing memoir about one family's quest to face its slave-trading past, and an urgent call for reconciliation

In 2001, Thomas DeWolf discovered that he was related to the most successful slave-trading family in U.S. history, responsible for transporting at least ten thousand Africans. This is his memoir of the journey in which ten family members retraced their ancestors' steps through the notorious triangle trade route--from New England to West Africa to Cuba--and uncovered the hidden history of New England and the other northern states.

A difficult but necessary examination of the slave trade, racism, and privilege in the United States, Inheriting the Trade is a powerful call for white America to reassess what they have been taught about their own ancestors, about slavery and wealth, and about America both past and present.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Thomas Norman DeWolf is the author of Inheriting the Trade and co-author (with Sharon Leslie Morgan) of Gather at the Table. He is featured in the Emmy-nominated documentary Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and aired on the acclaimed PBS series POV. DeWolf speaks regularly about healing from the legacy of slavery and racism at colleges, conferences, and workshops throughout the United States.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Beacon Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0807072826
• ISBN 13: 9780807072820
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 280
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