A National Legacy of Enslavement: An Overview of the Work of the Slavery, History, Memory, and Reconciliation Project
Abstract As the Jesuit mission in the United States expanded to the west in the early nineteenth century, the Society bought, owned, hired, sold, and forcibly moved enslaved people to support their activities. Enslaved people lived and labored at Jesuit schools, scholasticates, churches, and farms i...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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2021
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Journal of Jesuit studies
Anno: 2021, Volume: 8, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 81-107 |
| Notazioni IxTheo: | KAH Età moderna KBQ America settentrionale KCA Ordine religioso KDB Chiesa cattolica RJ Missione |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
slaveholding by churches or religious orders
B Jesuit missions B enslaved people B Jesuit colleges B United States B Reconciliation B family relationships and slavery B St. Louis University B slavery and the law |
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| Riepilogo: | Abstract As the Jesuit mission in the United States expanded to the west in the early nineteenth century, the Society bought, owned, hired, sold, and forcibly moved enslaved people to support their activities. Enslaved people lived and labored at Jesuit schools, scholasticates, churches, and farms in Missouri, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Kansas. Aspects of their lives, including names and family relationships, can be gleaned from Jesuit and other archival materials. These records show what daily life was like for enslaved people owned by the Jesuits as they built communities, sought to protect their families, and resisted their enslavement. They negotiated with the Jesuits to be allowed to purchase their freedom; sued the Jesuits for their freedom in court; and ran away. Undertaken by the Jesuits of Canada and the United States, the Slavery, History, Memory, and Reconciliation Project endeavors to shed light on this history and its contemporary legacies while working with descendants of the people the Society of Jesus held in slavery to determine steps forward today. |
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| ISSN: | 2214-1332 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Journal of Jesuit studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22141332-0801P005 |
