Episcopal Diocese of Long Island Confronts Role in Slavery

Written By Pietra Jones

New York Newsday examines the work of Uncovering Parish Histories in aiding Long Island Diocese churches in unearthing ties to enslavement and abolition. The article looks at the work of UPH volunteers from Zion Episcopal Church in Douglaston, St. John’s in Cold Spring Harbor, and St. John’s in Huntington as well as the work done by the Rev. Dr. Craig Townsend and High School students at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity in Brooklyn.

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