Record #:

22839

Author(s):

Kammerer, Roger

Abstract:

Rising out of oppression and segregation, African American community leaders in Greenville decided to form their own church. St. Gabriel's resulted from those dreams. Started by Father Charles J. Gable and Father Maurice Tew, this church opened its doors on March 1, 1936. Continuing to fight oppression and Jim Crow, the parish operated a mission to educate black children from 1956 until 1965.

Source:

Greenville Times / Pitt's Past (NC Microforms), Vol. Issue , Jun 26-Jul 9 1991, p8

Subject(s):

Churches--Greenville; Greenville--Churches; St. Gabriel's Catholic Church (Greenville)