Historic African-American New Orleans Church Reopened After Weeks Of Protests

by Democracy Now (repost)

Mon, Apr 10, 2006 7:17AM

Historic St. Augustine Parish in New Orleans was reopened and its church re-consecrated Saturday after weeks of protests and a rectory sit -in that lasted 19 days. St. Augustine, founded in 1841 by slaves and free people of color, is one of the nation's oldest black parishes.

We begin today's Democracy Now! special from New Orleans at the St. Augustine Church - the nation's oldest African-American parish. The church was founded in 1841 by slaves and free African-Americans. Over the past three weeks, parishioners have been struggling to keep the church open. On Sunday, Archbishop Alfred Hughes of New Orleans said mass and issued an unusual apology.

* Report from New Orleans on St. Augustine Parish

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