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Descendants of enslaved people and Jesuits seek racial reconciliation | Behind the Story

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March 29, 2021

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On March 15, the Society of Jesus announced a new partnership with the descendants of enslaved people sold by the Jesuits in 1838. The Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation will provide money for educational opportunities for descendants as well as funding for organizations engaged in racial reconciliation. In this conversation, America senior editor J.D. Long-Garcia talks with Joseph Stewart, president of this new foundation, and Timothy Kesicki, S.J., president of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States, about their hopes for the future of this project of reconciliation.

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On MarchThe Descendants TruthReconciliation FoundationJD Long-GarciaJoseph StewartTimothy Kesicki SJJesuit ConferenceUnited States

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