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No American seminary would accept Tolton because of his race, so he studied for the priesthood in Rome and was ordained in 1886 at the age of 31, becoming the first African American ordained as a priest.
The president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops reflected on King's legacy of racial justice.
Black Catholic candidates for sainthood provide a powerful answer to: Why be Catholic?
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