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1838 Jesuit slave sale

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/June 19, 2022 by Wehwalt (talk) 07:28, 4 May 2022 (UTC)



The 1838 Jesuit slave sale took place on June 19 when the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus agreed to sell 272 slaves to two Louisiana planters for $115,000. This was the culmination of a long-running debate among the Jesuits over whether to keep, sell, or manumit their slaves. In 1836, the Jesuit Superior General authorized the sale on three conditions: the slaves must be permitted to practice their Catholic faith, families must not be separated, and the proceeds must only be used to support Jesuits in training. It soon became clear that the conditions had not been fully met; families were separated and most of the slaves were not permitted to carry on their faith. The Jesuits only received partial payment many years late. For humanitarian reasons, the Jesuits delivered only 206 of the 272 slaves. Many Jesuits were outraged by the sale, and the superior general removed the provincial superior for disobeying orders and promoting scandal, exiling him to Nice for several years.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Patrick Francis Healy
 * Main editors: Ergo Sum
 * Promoted: 2022-04-09
 * Reasons for nomination: 184th anniversary of signing of articles of agreement for the sale
 * Support as nominator.  Ergo Sum  17:35, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Courtsey pinging .  Ergo Sum  17:46, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Support. What an excellent blurb. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:04, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I would think so. You wrote it!  Ergo Sum  21:17, 16 April 2022 (UTC)