The Emergence of a Black Catholic Community: St. Augustine's in Washington

by Morris J. MacGregor

Book Overview

Since the early days of the Republic, Washington has nurtured an increasingly prosperous and articulate community of black Catholics. For much of that time the spiritual welfare of these citizens as well as their material aspirations centered on St. Augustine's parish. From the days of Civil War, through the decades when Jim Crow ruled Washington, to recent times and new challenges for the inner city, black Catholics from all over the area have worshipped...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813209439
• ISBN13: 9780813209432
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
• Length: 543 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"