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Read articles in the press about Tom DeWolf and Inheriting the Trade.

March 9, 2010, Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, NY. “A family’s shameful heritage leads to truth,” by Mark Hare. Tom DeWolf met with Mr. Hare the day he spoke at Nazareth College.

January 29, 2010, Minority Reporter, Rochester, New York. “A Privileged Perspective,” by Jahaka Mindstorm. Author Tom DeWolf is interviewed by the Editor-in-Chief of the bi-weekly Rochester newspaper.

February 5, 2009, Our Weekly, Los Angeles, California. “Slave Traders: DeWolf Family,” by Natalie Cole, OW Publisher. Tom DeWolf is interviewed for this feature article in connection with the Pan African Film & Arts Festival, in which Traces of the Trade is featured.

Fall '08/Winter '09, PeaceBuilder Magazine, Harrisonburg, Virginia. "'No' to Cycle of Vengence," by Tom DeWolf. The article begins on page 5. PeaceBuilder is the official alumni magazine of Eastern Mennonite University's Center for Justice and Peacebuilding.

December 27, 2008, The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon). “Slavery in America: Let's face this national sin,” by Nikole Hannah-Jones. Marcus Rediker, author of The Slave Ship: A Human History, and Thomas DeWolf were interviewed about the passing of the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in the United States almost without notice.

December 15, 2008, News Blaze (Folsom, California), “The Women Film Critics Circle Announces WFCC Awards 2008.” by Prairie Miller. Traces of the Trade has been named the best documentary in the “Courage in Filmmaking” category for 2008 by the Women Film Critics Circle.

June 19, 2008, L.A. Watts Times (California), "Author Discovers Close Ties to the Slave Trade," by Rosetta Riley. Front page story in weekly newspaper serving Los Angeles and surrounding areas.

May 31, 2008, Claremont Courier (California), "Pomona Native Confronts Shocking Ancestry," by Brenda Bolinger. Feature story in a newspaper from the area in which the author gew up in southern California.

April 3, 2008, Philadelphia City Paper, "Slavers in the Family," by Sam Adams. Interviews with Katrina Browne and Tom DeWolf about the family journey that resulted in the film Traces of the Trade, the book Inheriting the Trade, and the upcoming screenings of the film at the National Constitution Center on April 24 in Philadelphia as part of the ongoing Legacy of 1808 series of programs commemorating the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade.

February 21, 2008, Pittsburgh City Paper, “Slaves to History,” by Bill O’Driscoll (includes quotations from Tom DeWolf in an article focused on Marcus Rediker, author of The Slave Ship, and the lack of awareness of the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade)

February 7, 2008, Denver Post, Inheriting the Trade makes #2 on local best-seller list, non-fiction, in Denver, Colorado

February 3, 2008, Providence Journal, “The DeWolf Family Burden” by Paul Davis

January 29, 2008, Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon, “Author confronts slave trade heritage,” by Jim Cornelius

January 22, 2008, Philadelphia Inquirer, “Prospering from Bondage,” by Carrie Rickey

January 15, 2008, Denver Post, “Family wrestles slave-trade past”

January 9, 2008, Washington D.C. City Paper article on Book Launch Event

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