Vatican II, Civil Rights movement converged for a ‘freeing of the Spirit’ in West Louisville
More than 50 years ago, the Civil Rights era and the changes of Vatican II combined in West Louisville to generate new energy in…
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Each gift was a blessing at Holy Rosary Church
Rosetta Smalley shares her family’s experience as black Catholics in this oral history. SPRINGFIELD, Ky. — A young Rosetta Pipes and her friends walked…
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Family’s faith transcends the sins of slavery and racism
Margaret Wright shares her family’s experience as black Catholics in this oral history. Mariah Mason Lewis was 13 years old when she traveled from…
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