I need information on how Catholics responded to the 1957 integration crisis at Little Rock Cental High.?

Question

I am interested in the official response of the priests, parishes and the bishop , but I am also interested in individual response. I would like to know when Catholic High integrated, when Mt. St.Mary's Academy integrated, when individual parish schools integratred, etc.

Answer 1

Integration within the Catholic Church in America
Saint Martin DePorres African/Spanish Saint 16 century

Sister Katherine Drexel visited the Dakotas, met the Sioux chief, and began her systematic aid to Indian missions, eventually spending millions of the family fortune.

Entered the novitiate of the Sisters of Mercy. Founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored, now known simply as the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA in 1891.

Advised by Mother Frances Cabrini on getting the Order's rule approved in Rome. She received the approval in 1913.

By 1942 she had a system of black Catholic schools in 13 states, 40 mission centers, 23 rural schools, 50 Indian missions, and Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, the first United States university for blacks. Segregationists harassed her work.

Following a heart attack, she spent her last twenty years in prayer and meditation. The Shrine of Saint Katharine at the motherhouse of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, 1663 Bristol Pike, Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA 19020-8502, tel/215.639.7878, email/kathdrexelataol.com;

Answer 2

Better go to the Little Rock Library and search the newspaper. Maybe write the Little Rock Diocese. I don't think that that is something that is carried in the history books.