Title: The Colored Messenger, Vol. 1, No. 1-4
Description: The Colored Messenger was a magazine published quarterly by the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) from March 1916 to December 1917. The SVD, a Roman Catholic order focusing on missionary work since 1875, expanded its American missionary efforts to the South beginning in 1905. Founded by Reverend James Wendel, SVD, The Catholic Messenger promoted the Society’s work among Black people in the South, solicited financial support for Southern missions, and advocated for the priesthood of black men. The magazine also detailed the activities of the SVD’s missions in Mississippi and Arkansas.

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