TRACES OF THE TRADE
A Story From The Deep North
Whitaker Institute will host a series of screenings of this documentary film that unearths the DeWolf family’s hidden legacy of slave trading in America. The discussion after the film will be led by DeWolf family members, Dain & Constance Perry.
For generations the DeWolf family’s past has been hidden from view, but a group of descendents decided to retrace the Triangle Trade: from Bristol, Rhode Island, the family home; to Ghana, where they visited centuries old slave dungeons; and to Cuba, with the ruins of a family-owned sugar cane plantation. Each encounter on their journey leaves family members shaken. Many myths are debunked, including the understanding that while the North was the center of the abolition movement, it was also the center of the American slave trade. The Northern ownership of slaves was not uncommon.
The presentations will be held: Nov 6 at St. Paul’s Lansing, 6:30 pm; Nov 7 at Christ Church Cranbrook, Bloomfield Hills, 7:00 pm; Nov 8th at St. John’s Royal Oak, 7:00 pm: and Nov 9 at St. John’s Plymouth, 7:00 pm.
For more information please contact: Karen S. Robinson, Executive Director, Whitaker Institute by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone 313-833-4412.
Flyer for 11/6 showing - St. Paul's, Lansing
Flyer for 11/7 showing - Christ Church Cranbrook, Bloomfield Hills