It is a custom in New Orleans that when a graduate of Xavier University marries, he takes his entire wedding party to call on the university's president. No Xavier wedding is quite complete without the blessing of Mother Agatha Ryan.
In her 60-odd years, Mother Agatha has let her blessings fall on thousands all over the U.S. For most of them it has been a rare experience, for the skins of Mother Agatha's children are red or black. The university she runs is the only Catholic university for Negroes in the U.S. She is...
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