“There were several African-American-run newspapers circulated in 19th-century America, but none was quite like The American Catholic Tribune, published in the Midwest from 1886 to 1897. Its opening issue declared:
“We will do what no other paper published by colored men has dared to do—give the great Catholic Church a hearing and show that it is worthy of at least a fair consideration at the hands of our race, being as it is the only place on this Continent where rich and poor, white and black, must drop prejudice at the threshold and go hand in hand to the altar.”
In a recent commentary, Dr. Pat McNamara (a Catholic Church historian from Queens, NY) reflected on Daniel Rudd and his efforts to proclaim the Church’s message to black Americans.
To access Dr. McNamara’s complete post, please visit:
In Ages Past: Daniel A. Rudd: Black Catholic Journalist and Pioneer (11 JUN 12)
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