Katrina Browne has produced a documentary about slavery, with special emphasis on the role of Rhode Island in the slave trade. The Convention has had several opportunities to screen rough cuts.
[ENS] "It moved me to tears," Jay Phillippi from Province II said of the June 14 viewing. "To suddenly confront things that I had read about made it impossible not to weep for the men, women and children that were torn from Africa; for the damage to the souls and the spirits of the slavers; and most of all for the burden that remains on us and our country."
In the film, Katrina Browne, a DeWolf descendant and producer and director of the documentary, narrated while cameras followed her and nine other family members. They retraced the route of the "Triangle Trade" in slaves, rum, sugar and other goods between Rhode Island, Ghana, Cuba and back to Rhode Island. Browne and the other members of the family addressed complex issues of atonement and reconciliation during the journey.
You can read the full press release here. The Diocese is hosting a screening on Sunday evening.
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