by Tom DeWolf | Oct 24, 2008 | Coming to the Table, Inheriting the Trade, Politics, Race, Oppression, Privilege, Traces of the Trade
Did you see Douglas Blackmon’s (author of the powerful book I’m currently reading, Slavery by Another Name) October 17 article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Two Families Named McCain?” This is exactly the kind of history–John...
by Tom DeWolf | Oct 16, 2008 | Appearances by Tom, Inheriting the Trade, Traces of the Trade
The Redemption of Reason Conference takes place in Chicago, Illinois the weekend of November 6-8. I’ll participate the evening of November 6 in a conversation with the audience following a screening of Traces of the Trade that kicks off this year’s...
by Tom DeWolf | Oct 3, 2008 | Books, Reviews, Inheriting the Trade, Race, Oppression, Privilege, Traces of the Trade
The Episcopal Church of the USA will apologize for its involvement in the institution of slavery tomorrow, October 4, in a Service of Repentance at the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A story about the service was on the front...
by Tom DeWolf | Sep 12, 2008 | Appearances by Tom, Inheriting the Trade, Traces of the Trade
This past Tuesday, September 9, I was invited to participate–along with Traces of the Trade co-producer Juanita Brown–in a day of activities focused on Traces and Inheriting the Trade at Columbia College in Chicago, Illinois. The day’s activities...
by Tom DeWolf | Sep 5, 2008 | Inheriting the Trade
Last week I was honored to be invited to participate in a live teleseminar, ConverZations That Matter, with host Belvie Rooks, to discuss Inheriting the Trade and the legacy of slavery. As luck would have it our teleseminar took place the same evening that Bill...
by Tom DeWolf | Sep 2, 2008 | Inheriting the Trade
I was flipping through the channels on TV Saturday when I saw that Book TV (C-Span 2) was repeating my talk at Linden Place in Bristol, Rhode Island from January. The last time it aired (they ran it twice in January) produced the largest number of “hits”...
