Gather at the Table The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade

Name: Gather at the Table The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade
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ISBN: 9780807014448

ISBN-10: 0807014443

ISBN-13: 9780807014448

Edition: 2013

Authors: Thomas Norman DeWolf, Sharon Morgan

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Two people—a black woman and a white man—confront the legacy of slavery and racism head-on “We embarked on this journey because we believe America must overcome the racial barriers that divide us, the barriers that drive us to strike out at one another out of ignorance and fear. To do nothing is unacceptable.” Sharon Leslie Morgan, a black woman from Chicago’s South Side avoids white people; they scare her. Despite her trepidation, Morgan, a descendent of slaves on both sides of her family, began a journey toward racial reconciliation with Thomas Norman DeWolf, a white man from rural Oregon who descends from the largest slave-trading dynasty in US history. Over a three-year period, the pair…

Book details

List price: $27.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 10/15/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.01" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Foreword



Introduction



Crossing the Rubicon



The Recalcitrant Bat



Castaways from Security Island



Friends on Purpose



Lizard Brain



Shades of Gray



Many Rivers to Cross



The Past Is Present



Colored Water



Cycles of Violence



Forks of the Road



Grave Matters



The Crossroads of Liberty and Commerce



Truth Be Told



The Devil's Half Acre



Truth, Mercy, Justice, and Peace



Ripples on a Pond


Notes on Methodology


Acknowledgments


Notes