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Dialogue on prejudice within the Church by Fr August Thompson
The interview explores race, segregation, and discrimination faced by Black Catholics in the Deep South. Thompson recounts exclusion from parish activities, separate Negro churches, and the double standards in Mass attendance. He discusses clerical isolation, community impact, and responses from Caritas and bishops, urging visible church leadership and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffin
Thompson
Father
Griff
Deep South
Es Negro Catholic Church
South
Christ the
Caritas
the Grail
Gerow
Medgar Evers
Mississippi
Evers
Ove
Pather
Rommel
New Orleans
Halilman
Atlanta
Geron Ismied
Thomson
Bishops