Traces of The Trade
It isn’t so much that Bristol’s De Wolf family reaped enormous profits from the the legal slave trade, they actually bribed public officials in Bristol to turn a blind eye to their practice of it decades after it became illegal. This and hundreds of other complicated moral circumstances imbue the documentary, Traces of The Trade, with an authenticity of intention that goes beyond the traditional dialog about slavery, justice and reparations. It is a must-see and we hope to bring it back to Black Rep so that it can be shared with more community members seeking a point of entrance in the debate. Following are currently scheduled dates of screenings in the state,. They are reprinted from yesterday’s Projo article by Paul Davis:
Scheduled screenings for Katrina Browne’s film, Traces of the Trade, A Story from the Deep North, are as follows:
•Nov. 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the Roger Williams University School of Law in Bristol.
•Nov. 13 at 4:30 p.m. at the Rhode Island College student union in Providence.
•Jan. 15 at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence.
•Jan. 25 at the Slater Mill Museum in Pawtucket.
Rhode Island groups who want to see the film should call Ann Clanton at Rhode Island for Community & Justice, at 467-1717.
November 14, 2007 at 4:50 pm
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April 1, 2008 at 3:09 am
please tell me when i can see this film in san francisco… really want to see it badly…heard her on npr radio…thanks so much connie