The History of Black Catholics in the United States,9780824514952

The History of Black Catholics in the United States

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ISBN13: 9780824514952
ISBN10: 0824514955
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1995-03-01
Publisher(s): Independent Publishers
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Summary

This book makes an extremely valuable contribution to our understanding of African-American religious life by presenting the first full-length treatment of the Black Catholic experience. It should be read by all interested in the history and culture of Black Americans.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. ix
Acknowledgementsp. xiii
Religious Orders and Congregationsp. xvii
African Rootsp. 1
Catholic Settlers and Catholic Slaves: a Church in Chainsp. 28
Christ's Image in Black: the Black Catholic Community Before the Civil Warp. 67
Builders of Faith: Black Religious Women Before and After the Civil Warp. 98
A Golden Opportunity for a Harvest of Souls: the Second Plenary Council of Baltimore, 1866p. 116
Shepherds with Black Skins: the First African American Catholic Priestsp. 145
""""A Humble Experiment . . . an Entering Wedge"""": the Emergence of the Black Catholic Laityp. 163
Black and Catholic: a Testimony of Faithp. 195
Coming of Age: Black Catholics in the Mid-Twentieth Centuryp. 238
Postscriptp. 260
Notesp. 263
Bibliographyp. 323
Indexp. 339
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