An Annotated Table of Contents from Morris MacGregor's "The Emergence of a Black Catholic Community: Saint Augustine's in Washington".

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The Emergence of A Black Catholic Community:
Saint Augustine's in Washington

by Morris MacGregor
Catholic University of America Press, 1999

An Annotated Table of Contents

Every Picture Tells a Story

566 pages
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1. A Firm Foundation
	Washington's Free Black Community, 1800-1864 African American Catholics, 1784-1864 The White House Lawn, July 4, 1864
2. For Everyone a Preordained Place
	The Church's Racial Policy in the Post-Civil War Era A Separate Parish Race Relations in Church and State, 1865-1875
3. Coming of Age
	Building a New Church Parish Responsibilities The End of the Beginning
4. A New Image
	A Social Profile, 1880-1900 The First Protest Movement, 1889-1895 Efforts at the Local Level A Powerful Ally

5. Challenges for a New Century
	Charity at Home A Change in Leadership A New Approach to Old Problems
6. Jim Crow Washington
	Discrimination in the Capital The Zenith of Power and Influence The Coming of the Oblates and a New Pastor A Grid of Segregated Parishes
7. Triumph and its Aftermath
	A Decade of Triumph A Decade of Trial The Good Fight Lights Out
8. Exile
	New Challenges Signs of Change in Church and State A New Home

9. The Challenge of Social Activism
	Into the Neighborhood The Center and the Civil Rights Movement Parish Affairs The Riot and Its Aftermath
10. A Parish Come Alive
	Organizing for Battle The School Crisis The Co-Pastor Experiment A Maturing Parish Council Important Initiatives
11. Beacon for a Troubled Community
	A Revitalized Social Ministry Sheltering the Homeless Saving the Children Youth Ministry
12. A Parish for the Post-Integration Era
	The Quest for Racial Justice 1965-1980 A Renewal of Racial Self-Awareness African American Traditions and Culture in Catholic Worship An African American Pastor

Epilogue

Appendix 1: The Gifts of Music
	The Esputa Era The Sanctuary Choir The Gospel Choir and Chorale
Appendix 2: The People of Saint Augustine's
	Pastors Assistant Priests and Associate Pastors Principals of St. Augustine's School Founding Members of the Congregation

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