Catholic Interracial Council
...she began to dedicate her life to fighting against discrimination against African Americans, after witnessing unfair housing practices in her North Philadelphia neighborhood.[6] Following the creation of the CIIC, McGarry cofounded the West Philadelphia Interracial Forum (WPIF) at St. Ignatius parish in 1937.[7] The organization had roundtable forums as well
Civil Rights
Civil Rights Cartoons 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
The Other Drexel: Louise Drexel Morrell
...St. Emma’s Agricultural and Industrial School in Virginia to provide young African-American men with secular and religious education. The plight of African-Americans was an area of intense concern for Louise. She was one of the early supporters of the Catholic Interracial Movement. St. Francis' Industrial School, ca. 1897 Although extremely