All Catholic religious orders operating in the American South had slaves, often received as gifts from benefactors to offer financial security, Murphy said. In Maryland, Catholics often operated ...

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She said she was drawn to South Texas after reading an article about the Underground Railroad and a cemetery that holds the remains of a family that helped slaves cross from what is now Pharr ...