The History of Black Catholics in the United States
- ISBN-10
- 0824514955
- ISBN-13
- 9780824514952
- Category
- Religion / Christianity / History
- Pages
- 360
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994-04-01
- Publisher
- The Crossroad Publishing Co.
- Author
- Cyprian Davis
Description
One of a dozen books that every Catholic should read. U.S. Catholic
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