Thursday, May 12, 2022

New book tells the 'beautiful' but 'painful' history of Black Catholic nuns

Shannen Dee Williams, associate professor of history at the University of Dayton, speaks to her students during a class April 21 in Dayton, Ohio. (AP photo/Aaron Doster)

New book tells the 'beautiful' but 'painful' history of Black Catholic nuns

by Dan Stockman
May 12, 2022  ncr

Author Shannon Dee Williams' extensively researched Subversive Habits tells the history of Black sisters in the U.S. She spoke to GSR about the toll of the project and why the truth is not something to be afraid of.

 

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1 comment:

  1. Rev ViedaMay 12, 2022 at 2:17 PM

    Thank you for this article. I look forward to purchasing, reading, and adding this book to my library to fill in the neglected space of Religious Black Women's history in this country.

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