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4 Sisters in Selma: Working under Jim Crow

Amy L. Koehlinger

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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Abbreviations ix
Introduction: An Apostolic Revolution 1
1 Church and Society: The Emergence of New Nuns 21
2 Education and Training: Tools for Racial Justice 64
3 Vocation and Negotiation: Congregational Dynamics 124
4 Sisters in Selma: Working under Jim Crow 145
5 Project Cabrini: Becoming Sistahs 176
6 The Placement Bureau: Matching Nuns with Needs 198
Conclusion: Endings and New Beginnings 226
Notes 243
Bibliography 281
Acknowledgments 291
Index 297

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Abbreviations ix
Introduction: An Apostolic Revolution 1
1 Church and Society: The Emergence of New Nuns 21
2 Education and Training: Tools for Racial Justice 64
3 Vocation and Negotiation: Congregational Dynamics 124
4 Sisters in Selma: Working under Jim Crow 145
5 Project Cabrini: Becoming Sistahs 176
6 The Placement Bureau: Matching Nuns with Needs 198
Conclusion: Endings and New Beginnings 226
Notes 243
Bibliography 281
Acknowledgments 291
Index 297

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