Facing Jim Crow
Catholic Sisters and the "Mexican Problem" in Texas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3416200 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roberto R Trevino (Arthritis Foundation, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 139 |
| Publication date | 2003-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Western Historical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-3810 • E-ISSN: 1939-8603 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/25047254 |
| OpenAlex | W2563155104 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This essay examines Catholic nuns racial attitudes towards Mexicans and how these views affected their social ministry in early- to mid-twentieth-century Texas. Focusing on the experiences of the Sisters of the Congregation of Divine Providence of San Antonio, the author argues that the nuns were precursors of social change who reflected both racial idealism and animosity as they challenged the Jim Crowism that shackled the lives of Mexican Catholics. Este artículo analiza las actitudes raciales de monjas católicas respecto a la población méxico-tejana y su impacto en el servicio social y religioso que desarrollaron entre ese pueblo durante la primera mitad del siglo veinte. Centrado en la experiencia de la Congregación de la Divina Providencia de San Antonio, el autor propone que las monjas eran precursoras de cambios sociales y que sus actitudes reflejaban una mezcla de posiciones idealistas y racistas en su lucha contra la discriminación social que sufrían los mexicanos católicos
Art · Christian ministry · Humanities · Political science · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Catholicism and Religious Studies · Latin American and Latino Studies · Law
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |