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Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to the City of St. Jude

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City of St. Jude

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Written to Harold Purcell, explaining his belief that, although they are doing some excellent work, the Catholic Church does not have enough ordained "colored" priests or bishops, and this is depriving "American Negroes."
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Keywords

  1. African American Catholics
  2. African Americans
  3. Catholic Church

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