Princess McEvilley and Aisha Young
Recorded
June 11, 2023
Archived
June 11, 2023
40:37 minutes
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Id:
mby022798
Description
Princess McEvilley [no age given] shares with her mentee Aisha Young (42) the details of her research for her doctoral thesis on Black Catholic history in Richmond and Arlington, Virginia.Subject Log / Time Code
PM shares how she came to study at Xavier University after living in Montgomery, Alabama.
PM remembers the historic town dubbed the "City of St. Jude" In the 1950s and 1960s. She says that the town held the only hospital that would treat Black people in the area and was where Viola Liuzzo was pronounced dead.
PM explains the Burn the Bra effort and the Womanist movement during her early college days.
PA details a thesis she wrote in graduate school about St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, one of the oldest Black parishes in the Arlington, Virginia diocese.
PM explains the role that Catherine Drexel, the founder of Xavier University, anonymously played in supporting various Black Catholic churches.
PM says that St. Joseph Roman Catholic church was once under Richmond's diocese and explains how the parish came to Arlington's diocese and stood the test of time.
PM considers the most interesting facts she found while researching her thesis.
PM explains the Healy brothers' influence on Virginia's Catholic history.
PM discusses the Oblate Sisters of Providence and Father Kelly of St. Joseph.
PM explains some of the challenges she has faced researching her thesis.
PM and AY discuss the importance of teaching the youth about the intersections between Catholic and Black history.
PM shares her aspirations for the future and says she aims to continue to work on her thesis.
PM shares quotes from historical figures that have left an impression on her.
Participants
- Princess McEvilley
- Aisha Young