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8%OFFEdward T. Brett - The New Orleans Sisters of the Holy Family: African American Missionaries to the Garifuna of Belize - 9780268022303 - V9780268022303
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The New Orleans Sisters of the Holy Family: African American Missionaries to the Garifuna of Belize

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Description for The New Orleans Sisters of the Holy Family: African American Missionaries to the Garifuna of Belize Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.

The Sisters of the Holy Family, founded in New Orleans in 1842, were the first African American Catholics to serve as missionaries. This story of their little-known missionary efforts in Belize from 1898 to 2008 builds upon their already distinguished work, through the Archdiocese of New Orleans, of teaching slaves and free people of color, caring for orphans and the elderly, and tending to the poor and needy.

Utilizing previously unpublished archival documents along with extensive personal correspondence and interviews, Edward T. Brett has produced a fascinating account of the 110-year mission of the Sisters of the Holy Family ... Read more

Brett’s study is more than just a chronicle of the Holy Family Sisters' accomplishments in Belize. He treats the issues of racism and gender discrimination that the African American congregation encountered both within the church and in society, demonstrating how the sisters survived and even thrived by learning how to skillfully negotiate with the white, dominant power structure.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268022303
SKU
V9780268022303
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About Edward T. Brett
Edward T. Brett is professor of history at La Roche College. He is the author or co-author of a number of books, including The U.S. Catholic Press on Central America: From Cold War Anticommunism to Social Justice (University of Notre Dame Press, 2003).

Reviews for The New Orleans Sisters of the Holy Family: African American Missionaries to the Garifuna of Belize
"Brett has crafted a meticulously researched study which he effectively situates within three streams of scholarly discourse: United States foreign mission history, African American Catholic history, and the history of women religious. Utilizing previously ignored archival documents as well as a substantial body of personal correspondence and interviews conducted with a broad, balanced spectrum of informants, he has produced a ... Read more

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