Would the Rev. Patrick Healy, Who Passed for White, Want to Be Celebrated as a Black Hero?
Patrick Healy, S.J. is celebrated as Georgetown University's first African-American president, although he lived life passing as White.
Saturday, June 10, 2023
Remember
No Turning Back: Maria Fearing and a Pedagogy of Love (Remember)
Maria Fearing left the upheaval of the Reconstruction era and went to a country in the throes of just as great if not greater oppression.
Prosperity Meets the Poor: the Mission of Charleszetta ‘Mother’ Waddles in Urban America
Charleszetta Waddles, who operated the Perpetual Mission for Saving All Souls, served the poor with culinary wisdom and spiritual empowerment.
Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine: An Unsung Hero of the Civil Rights Movement (Remember)
The Rev. Joseph DeLaine helped push forward a Civil Rights case that tested faith, birthed courage, and changed the lives of a South Carolina community.
Samuel Eli Cornish: Trailblazing Black Presbyterian (Remember)
Samuel Eli Cornish could rightly be considered one of the most profound trailblazing figures in American and Christian history.
Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi: a Portrait of Modern Christian Resistance (Remember)
Gordon Hirabayashi is known along with Fred Korematsu and Minoru Yasui for their principled resistance to the internment of Japanese Americans.
Faith Made Harriet Tubman Fearless as She Led the Enslaved to Freedom (Remember)
Harriet Tubman worked as a slave, spy, and eventually as an abolitionist. Her belief in God helped Tubman remain fearless amid many challenges.