Slavery, Race, and Catholic Evangelization in Charleston, 1566–1964
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Description
Suzanne Krebsbach provides a history of the first five bishops of Charleston and how they handled slavery and ministry to majority African American communities after emancipation. She examines John England, Patrick Lynch, Ignatius Reynolds, Williams Russell, and Henry P. Northurp's contributions to Catholicism in Charleston. The volume begins with close analysis of baptismal records, diocesan archives, and published Catholic directories to examine clashes between Irish Republicans and French refugees in the 1800s and how this impacted the church at the time. Then Krebsbach untangles the complex race relations of the Catholic church from Lynch's defense of slavery to Northurp's efforts to minister to the African American community, and from efforts by Black Catholics to acquire autonomy in the Black Catholic congregations of St. James and St. Peter parishes to the actions of the Josephites during segregation. The book provides a detailed account of Catholic history in Charleston.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter One: Irish Catholics in Early Republican Charleston
Chapter Two: Saint Mary's Congregation: An Immigrants' Haven
Chapter Three: The Church John England Built
Chapter Four: Slavery and the Bishops of Charleston
Chapter Five: Black Autonomy at Saint James the Greater Congregation and Saint Peter's Parish
Chapter Six: The Diocese and the Josephite Missionaries, 1872?1892
Chapter Seven: The Post-Reconstruction Church
Chapter Eight: The Jim Crow Diocese, 1892?1916
Chapter Nine: Bishop William T. Russell and the New South Diocese
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | Oct 15 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 250 |
| ISBN | 9781978763296 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 10 b/w illustrations |
| Series | New Studies in Southern History |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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