Ven. Father Augustus Tolton, First Black Priest in America
American Catholic History

Ven. Father Augustus Tolton, First Black Priest in America

2025-02-03
Father Augustus Tolton was the first black priest in America who identified as black. He was born a slave in Missouri in 1854, but his mother escaped with him and his two siblings to freedom in Illinois after the Civil War began. He endured racism among the children and parents at two schools, but also experienced great acceptance and love from the priests of his parishes and the nuns at the school. One of the priests, the Irishman Father Peter McGirr, took a special interest in "Gus," as he...
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