Civil Rights

...and corrected by American society. McGovern, “I Raised Him from a Puppy,” March 22, 1968 McGovern is commenting on the need for white Americans to reflect on and address the role they have played in fostering racism. McGovern, “Step in the Right Direction,” April 19, 1968 The Civil Rights Act

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Augustine G. Kappes papers, 1899-1909 (MC 59)

...l parishes in the Diocese of Harrisburg (Pa.) from 1902 until his death in March 1930. Kappes’ German background and knowledge of the language likely played a large factor in his assignment to churches with mostly German parishioners. One such parish was St. Gertrude’s in Lebanon. During his tenure as

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