Social Justice from Outside the Walls
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Social Justice from Outside the Walls

Catholic Women in Memphis, 1950–1970

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eBook - ePub

Social Justice from Outside the Walls

Catholic Women in Memphis, 1950–1970

About this book

Social Justice from Outside the Walls: Catholic Women in Memphis, 1950–1970 by Ann Youngblood Mulhearn examines the intersections of faith, race, and gender within the social justice movements in twentieth-century Memphis, Tennessee. Weaving together the biographies of six Catholic women and drawing upon the activists' own published writing and personal interviews, this book disrupts assumptions that racial and social justice was primarily a Protestant concern. Motivated by the tenets of their Catholic faith, these women, both Black and white, used existing social, political, and religious organizations to further the causes of racial and social justice. When these structures were not available, the women created them, transforming traditional women's organizations into vehicles of social and political activism. As a small representation of progressive Catholics active in the South, these six Catholic women redefined their perceptions and expectations of themselves both as women and Catholics. In doing so, they challenged contemporary gender norms as well as the patriarchal hierarchy of the Catholic Church. Their intertwined stories highlight the significant contributions made by Catholics and Catholic theology to the civil rights movement on the local level and further refine our understanding of larger national movements.

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Information

Year
2023
eBook ISBN
9781666922295
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Figures
  8. Preface
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. List of Abbreviations
  11. Introduction
  12. 1 The Little Way: Catholic Foundations for Social Justice
  13. 2 “The Colored Harvest”: Black and Catholic
  14. 3 The Outer Circle: Catholic Workers and Catholic Action
  15. 4 Opening Just One Door: Social Justice, Race, and Reaction
  16. 5 Catholic Action: Putting Vatican II into Practice
  17. 6 White Gloved Radicals: Expanding the Mission
  18. Conclusion
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index
  21. About the Author