Gather at the table
Subtitle: the healing journey of a daughter of slavery and a son of the slave trade
By: Thomas Norman DeWolf and Sharon Leslie Morgan ; foreword by Joy Angela DeGruy
Contributors: Morgan, Sharon Leslie, 1951-
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780807014417
Subjects: Race relations; Slavery; History
Description: Chronicles the joint travels of a woman descended from slaves and a man descended from slave-traders as they make their way through twenty-seven states and overseas, reflecting on how slavery has influenced their lives.

"Sharon Leslie Morgan, a black woman from Chicago’s South Side avoids white people; they scare her. Despite her trepidation, Morgan, a descendent of slaves on both sides of her family, began a journey toward racial reconciliation with Thomas Norman DeWolf, a white man from rural Oregon who descends from the largest slave-trading dynasty in US history. Over a three-year period, the pair traveled thousands of miles, both overseas and through twenty-seven states, visiting ancestral towns, courthouses, cemeteries, plantations, antebellum mansions, and historic sites. They spent time with one another's families and friends and engaged in deep conversations about how the lingering trauma of slavery shaped their lives. Gather at the Table is the chronicle of DeWolf and Morgan's journey. Arduous and at times uncomfortable, it lays bare the unhealed wounds of slavery. As DeWolf and Morgan demonstrate, before we can overcome racism we must first acknowledge and understand the damage inherited from the past-which invariably involves confronting painful truths. The result is a revelatory testament to the possibilities that open up when people commit to truth, justice, and reconciliation. DeWolf and Morgan offer readers an inspiring vision and a powerful model for healing individuals and communities." -- Publisher's description
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by Joy Angela DeGruy; title: Introduction; title: Crossing the rubicon; title: The recalcitrant bat; title: Castaways from security island; title: Friends on purpose; title: Lizard brain; title: Shades of gray; title: Many rivers to cross; title: The past is present; title: Colored water; title: Cycles of violence; title: Forks of the road; title: Grave matters; title: The crossroads of liberty and commerce; title: Truth be told; title: The devil's half acre; title: Truth, mercy, justice, and peace; title: Ripples on a pond; title: Notes on methodology; title: Acknowledgments; title: Notes.