Authentically Black and Truly Catholic
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Authentically Black and Truly Catholic
$61.56
The Catholic faith is for everyone — and this powerful work of history brings that truth to life. Authentically Black and Truly Catholic traces the remarkable story of Black Catholic communities in Chicago through the Great Migration, the civil rights era, and the rise of a distinctively Black Catholic identity in America.
Historian Matthew J. Cressler uncovers how Black Catholic activists in the 1960s and 1970s — inspired by both Black Power and Vatican II — fought for the self-determination of their parishes and the right to be fully, proudly Black and fully, proudly Catholic. A beautifully researched story that belongs in every Catholic home.
- 288 pages | Paperback
- Dimensions: 6 x 9 in
- Published: November 14, 2017
- Author: Matthew J. Cressler, independent scholar and educator