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Friendship House was a Catholic apostolate serving the poor, founded in Toronto in 1934 by Russian-born Catholic lay leader Catherine de Hueck Doherty. After its closure in 1936, de Hueck moved to Harlem, where others again joined her—living among the black community, responding to the needs they encountered, and challenging the racial discrimination of the times. The movement spread to Chicago and other American cities.[1]
In 1947, de Hueck withdrew from active participation. In the 60s and 70s, the focus gradually shifted from social work to interracial justice and social action.[2] Friendship House in Harlem closed in 1960, and the Chicago branch in 2000.[3]
- ^ Duquin, Lorene Hanley (1995). They Called Her the Baroness. New York: Alba House. ISBN 0-8189-0753-3.
- ^ "Friendship House".
- ^ Chicago Historical Museum, Friendship House (Chicago, Ill.) records, 1937-2000.