"Pamphleteering against Prejudice: The Catholic Press Attacks Jim Crow in Twentieth-Century America"
"Pamphleteering against Prejudice" examines the efforts of Catholic printing houses in mid-twentieth century America to address the race issues facing the faithful. Between 1941 and 1962, Catholic publishers produced race pamphlets that presented church teachings concerning proper race att...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Catholic Historical Society
2009
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American catholic studies
Year: 2009, Volume: 120, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-26 |
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| Summary: | "Pamphleteering against Prejudice" examines the efforts of Catholic printing houses in mid-twentieth century America to address the race issues facing the faithful. Between 1941 and 1962, Catholic publishers produced race pamphlets that presented church teachings concerning proper race attitudes and actions. These publications were based on theological, philosophical, economic, and social precepts. Before and after the 1954 Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka, Kansas decision that outlawed racial segregation in American schools, Catholic authors argued that racial segregation was unchristian, untenable, and inexcusable. Catholic authors challenged the practice of segregation because it violated the unity of the human race, the dignity due each person as a child of God, and the union of all Christians in the Mystical Body of Christ. Informing the conscience, challenging one's attitude, and questioning one's behavior regarding the race question, these writers believed, would result in a more just society. Not all readers agreed, resulting in apathy, opposition, and, in some cases, open defiance. Nevertheless, these white Catholics were engaged in the civil rights struggle for African Americans in the twentieth century, through their struggle for the hearts and minds of their fellow Catholics. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-8534 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American catholic studies
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