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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. Through the saga of the Mahoney family, Swarns illustrates how the Church relied on slave labor and slave sales to sustain its operations and to help finance its expansion.

"Insurance Policies on Slaves: New York Life’s Complicated Past" is from the December 18, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel L. Swarns and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Georgetown University Plans Steps to Atone for Slave Past" is from the September 01, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel L. Swarns and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Trying to Separate Bill Cosby from Cliff Huxtable" is from the Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel L. Swarns and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Intent on a Reckoning with Georgetown's Slavery-Stained Past" is from the July 10, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel L. Swarns and narrated by Sam Scholl.

"Georgetown Confronts a Haunting Sale of Slaves" is from the April 16, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel L. Swarns and narrated by Jenny Hoops.

"'I Have a Black Son in Baltimore': Anxious New Parents and an Era of Unease" is from the August 23, 2016, US section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel L. Swarns and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Unearthed Words from Obama's Father, Waiting to Be Read by His Son" is from the June 18, 2016 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel L. Swarns and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"'A Million Questions' from Descendants of Slaves Sold to Aid Georgetown" is from the May 21, 2016 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel L. Swarns and Sona Patel and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.