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The inspiration for New Orleans' St. Mary's Academy

Name: The inspiration for New Orleans' St. Mary's Academy
Uploaded: 2024-05-05T18:45:00-0400
Duration: 5 min 26 s
Description: Henriette Delille, a Creole nun who defied anti-literacy laws to educate slaves, is the first U.S.-born Black person to be considered for sainthood by the Roman Catholic Church.

Henriette Delille, a Creole nun who defied anti-literacy laws to educate slaves, is the first U.S.-born Black person to be considered for sainthood by the Roman Catholic Church.