Catholics Responses to the Spanish Civil War

...icans during the war.[5] Over in the United States, many religious figures called for the support of the Nationalist cause. Two prominent Philadelphia Catholics, Dennis Cardinal Dougherty and Msgr. Edward Hawks, were large supporters of the war effort. Cardinal Dougherty was always quick to condemn the persecution of Catholics, such

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Daughters of Charity Nursed Wounded Civil War Soldiers at West Philadelphia hospital

...opportunity to rest and recover from their wounds. The hospital, initially called West Philadelphia Hospital, was renamed Satterlee Military Hospital in honor of Richard Smith Satterlee, a distinguished army surgeon. The surgeon in charge was Dr. Isaac Hayes, an Artic explorer before he joined the army. The hastily constructed buildings

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Civil Rights

...oons highlighted the unfair treatment of African-Americans and served as a call-to-action to confront racism in America. Wolf, “Naughty Boy,” September 20, 1957 Wolf compares segregationists to a misbehaving child that needs to be controlled and corrected by American society. McGovern, “I Raised Him from a Puppy,” March 22, 1968

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Robert M. O’Reilly, Surgeon General

...September 7, 1902 to January 14, 1909. O'Reilly served a long military medical career beginning as a medical cadet in August 1862 during the Civil War. Notable accomplishments include a position as the physician at the White House during both of President Grover Cleveland's administrations, Chief Surgeon of the First

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