[LISTEN] Authors Begin Residency at Jamestown Community College Tonight

Tom DeWolf and Sharon Morgan will present a special residency at JCC February 10-12, 2014.

JAMESTOWN – Tom DeWolf, a descendant of one of the richest slave trading families in the U.S., and Sharon Morgan, whose ancestors were slaves, will present a special “Two People, One Journey” residency at Jamestown Community College today through Feb. 12. All events are free and open to the public.

The residency features a screening of DeWolf’s Emmy nominated documentary, Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North at 7 p.m. tonight in the Student Union, located in the Hamilton Collegiate Center. Afterwards, DeWolf will discuss the background of the film.

On Tuesday, DeWolf and Morgan will present “Gather at the Table” at 7 p.m. in Scharmann Theatre. The program, based on their book, Gather at the Table: The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade, examines how social and racial history can inform one’s knowledge of past injustices while instilling thoughtful discourse on contemporary issues.

“History and Healing: Two Perspectives” will be presented at noon on Wednesday in Scharmann Theatre. DeWolf and Morgan will outline ways in which to acknowledge and heal wounds from racism.

DeWolf tells WRFA he hopes the events will offer some enlightenment and provoke serious thought for all who attend.

“Here is an opportunity to learn more truth about our nation’s history – how we got into the various situations that we find ourselves in today and how we’ve inherited some of the damage from the past and some ideas about what we can do about it… steps that I can take to be more effective in trying to make us become that better nation that we’ve always been promised or that we’ve promised ourselves.”