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Rachel Swarns

  • Contributing Writer, The New York Times
  • Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies, New York University
  • Keynote Speaker, The Lavin Agency
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NYU professor. NYT contributing writer. Author of THE 272: The harrowing story of the Catholic Church and slavery and one family’s indomitable will to survive.
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The 100 Must-Read Books of 2023

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By Rachel Swarns, Clint Smith Verified, Alice McDermott, Saskia Hamilton
| TIME Verified
This project is led by Lucy Feldman and Annabel Gutterman, with writing by Judy Berman, Shannon Carlin, Eliana Dockterman, Mahita Gajanan, Cady Lang, Megan McCluskey, Rachel Sonis, Karl Vick, Olivia B. Waxman, Lucas Wittmann, Laura Zornosa, and Meg Zukin; photography editing by Eli Cohen; art direction by Victor Williams; video by Andrew Johnson and Sam McPeak; and production by Juwayriah Wright.
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New book 'The 272' traces enslavement practices in the US Catholic church

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By Bernard G. Prusak, Rachel Swarns
| National Catholic Reporter Verified
It is a striking irony of history that the U.S. Supreme Court should have found affirmative action in college and university admissions unconstitutional just when U.S. institutions of higher education are beginning to reckon in earnest with their entanglements in the North American slave economy.
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Mi iglesia fue parte de la trata de esclavos; eso no ha sacudido mi fe

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By Rachel Swarns
| El Tiempo Verified
Durante más de un siglo, los sacerdotes católicos de Maryland mantuvieron en cautiverio a negros. Ellos, algunos de los propietarios de esclavos más grandes del Estado, oraban por las almas de las personas que tenían cautivas incluso mientras esclavizaban y vendían sus cuerpos.
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