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Shannen Dee Williams, assistant professor of history at the University of Dayton, Ohio, is seen in this 2018 photo. (CNS photo/John Shetron, courtesy Villanova University)

RADIO INTERVIEW: Black Catholic Nuns

July 11, 2022
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Books, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice, Radio Interview

This is the book cover of “Subversive Habits: Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle.” (CNS photo/Duke Press)

In “Subversive Habits: Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle,” Dr. Shannen Dee Williams provides the first full history of Black Catholic nuns in the United States. George Matysek Jr. speaks with Dr. Williams about what inspired her to write this history and what she learned in her extensive research, which included a look at the Baltimore-based Oblate Sisters of Providence.

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