Father Norvel served as the pastor of St. Francis Xavier in Baltimore, the nation’s first Black Catholic parish, from 1996 to ...
This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, ...
“Waiting for the Hour.” Carte-de-visite of an emancipation watch night meeting on Dec. 31, 1863, where African American men, women and children gathered around a man with a watch, waiting for the ...