A recent ENS article by Caleb Galaraga describes a new initiative in the Diocese of Long Island to facilitate research into parish histories regarding "slavery and the slavery economy." The initiative, which has been dubbed "Uncovering Parish Histories" is "an anti-racism project" at its core and is spear-headed by Rev. Dr. Craig Townsend, the Historian in Residence for Racial Justice in the Diocese and author of Faith in Their Own Color: Black Episcopalians in Antebellum New York City (Columbia University Press, 2005). Check out the Uncovering Parish Histories website for more information, details about the research and findings, anti-racism resources, and information on reparative justice.
