Thomas Norman Dewolf: Inheriting the Trade February 12, 2008

Thomas DeWolf was 47 years old when he learned that he was related to the most 'successful' slave-trading family in U.S. history -- his ancestor, U.S. Senator James DeWolf of Rhode Island, finagled to keep his trade going even after it was outlawed. He was the second-richest man in the U.S. when he died in 1837. "Tom DeWolf's deeply personal story, of his own journey as well as his family's, is required reading for anyone interested in reconciliation. Healing from our historic wounds, that continue to separate us, requires us to walk this road together." - Myrlie Evers-Williams