Title The history of Black Catholics in the United States / Cyprian Davis.

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New York : Crossroad, 1990.

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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location	282.73 D261H	Check Shelf

Description	xvii, 347 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-338) and index.
Contents	Religious order and congregations -- African roots -- Catholic settlers and Catholic slaves : a church in chains -- Christ's image in black : the Black Catholic community before the Civil War -- Builders of faith : Black religious women before and after the Civil War -- A golden opportunity for a harvest of souls : the Second Plenary Council of Baltimore, 1866 -- Shepherds with black skins : the first African American Catholic priest -- "A humble experiment ... an entering wedge" : the emergence of the Black Catholic laity -- Black and Catholic : a testimony of faith -- Coming of age : Black Catholics in the mid-twentieth century -- Postscript -- Chronology.
Summary	An extremely valuable contribution to our understanding of African-American religious life by presenting the first full-length treatment of the Black Catholic experience;conversion and historical, social and spiritual chronology.
Subject	African American Catholics.
	African American Catholics. (OCoLC)fst00798969
	Catholics -- United States -- History.
	African American Catholics.
	United States -- Church history.
	Negers.
	Rooms-katholieken.
	Katholische Kirche.
	Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4
	Katholik (DE-588)4163454-8
	United States.
	Schwarze.
	African American Catholics. (local)11974
Other Form:	Online version: Davis, Cyprian. History of Black Catholics in the United States. New York : Crossroad, 1990 (OCoLC)555551547
	Online version: Davis, Cyprian. History of Black Catholics in the United States. New York : Crossroad, 1990 (OCoLC)609233781
ISBN	0824510100
	9780824510107
	9780824514952 (pbk.)
	0824514955 (pbk.)

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