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Catholics in 1920s Harlem

July 1, 2010 Stephen Robertson Leave a comment

Catholic churches were spread throughout Harlem, reflecting an organization that assigned each parish a particular part of the neighborhood. Unlike…

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Posted in: Maps, Photographs, Places Filed under: 1920s, African American Nuns, black nuns, Catholic, Catholic Schools, Church of the Resurrection, churches, Franciscan Handmaids, Harlem, nuns, primary schools, private schools, schools, St Aloysius Roman Catholic Church, St Benedict the Moor's Day Nursery, St Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church, St Mark the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, St Mary's Primary School

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