Inheriting the Trade
A Northern Family Confronts Its Legacy as the Largest Slave-Trading Dynasty in U.S. History
Published on 1. January 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-0-8070-7282-0 (ISBN)
Description
A trailblazing memoir about one familys quest to face its slave-trading past, "Inheriting the Trade" is DeWolfs powerful and disarmingly honest story of their journey.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Boston, MA
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 221 mm
Width: 137 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
358 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8070-7282-0 (9780807072820)
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Thomas Norman Dewolf
Inheriting the Trade
A Northern Family Confronts Its Legacy as the Largest Slave-Trading Dynasty in U.S. History
E-Book
12/2008
1st Edition
Beacon Press
€37.79
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Person
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.