Misericordia Hospital
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Hometown Saint: Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in Philadelphia
...decided to found a new order to advance the cause of Native-American and African-American education. On February 12, 1891, Katharine pronounced her vows as the first member of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People. She added one vow to the usual ones of poverty, chastity,
Thomas Nast Anti-Irish Cartoons
...illustrated the Draft Riots of July 1863, where Irish Catholics attacked African-Americans throughout New York City. At the top of the drawing Nast wrote that the Irish Catholic is bound to respect “no caste, no sect, no nation, any rights,” highlighting the believed lack of respect the Irish immigrants had
Dougherty’s Movie Boycott
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