Did You Know 4
Did you know that during the time of integration the church census took a nose dive, as the Civil Rights movement reached it’s peak? The words of Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fed the souls of all black Americans, including black Catholics, and some looked outside the their church for spiritual nurturing. Within the parish there was discontent, and some parishioners made the switch to St. Agnes or churches closer to their new homes.
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