EPISODE · Jan 25, 2022 · 37 MIN
What one Irish Catholic family gained (and lost) from white privilege
from The Gloria Purvis Podcast · host America Media
Gloria speaks to Maureen O'Connell, author of the new book Undoing the Knots: Five Generations of American Catholic Anti-Blackness, about becoming white in America and how it unfairly privileged her Irish-Catholic family, even as it cost them part of their unique identity and heritage. Support The Gloria Purvis Podcast by getting a digital subscription to America Magazine Links: Undoing the Knots: Five Generations of American Catholic Anti-Blackness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Gloria speaks to Maureen O'Connell, author of the new book Undoing the Knots: Five Generations of American Catholic Anti-Blackness, about becoming white in America and how it unfairly privileged her Irish-Catholic family, even as it cost them part of their unique identity and heritage. Support The Gloria Purvis Podcast by getting a digital subscription to America Magazine Links: Undoing the Knots: Five Generations of American Catholic Anti-Blackness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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