In the Shadow of Ebenezer: A Black Catholic Parish in the Age of Civil Rights and Vatican II

by Leah Mickens

Book Overview

Uncovers how the Civil Rights Movement and Vatican II affected African American Catholics in Atlanta The history and practices of African American Catholics has been vastly understudied, and Black Catholics are often written off as a fringe sector of the religious population. Yet, Catholics of African descent have been a part of Catholicism since the early days of European exploration into the New World. In the Shadow of Ebenezer examines how the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479816507
• ISBN13: 9781479816507
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.9"