Subversive habits : Black Catholic nuns in the long African American freedom struggle / Shannen Dee Williams.

"In this groundbreaking study, Shannen Dee Williams offers the first full historical treatment of Black Catholic sisters in the United States. Drawing upon a host of untapped sources, including previously sealed church records and oral histories, Subversive Habits recovers Black sisters' lives and l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Williams, Shannen Dee, 1982- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Durham : Duke University Press, 2022.
Subjects:	African American nuns > History > 20th century. African American Catholics > History > 20th century. Women in the Catholic Church > United States > History > 20th century. Segregation > Religious aspects > Catholic Church > History > 20th century. Catholiques noirs américains > Histoire > 20e siècle. Femmes dans l'Église catholique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle. Ségrégation > Aspect religieux > Église catholique > Histoire > 20e siècle. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global) RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic. African American Catholics. African American nuns. Segregation > Religious aspects > Catholic Church. Women in the Catholic Church. United States. 1900-1999 History.
Genre:	History.
Physical Description:	xxiii, 394 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Variant Title:	Black Catholic nuns in the long African American freedom struggle
Format:	Book

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