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Father Tolton Pilgrimage

A group of 30 Catholics from around the archdiocese attended a weekend pilgrimage to the sites of Father Tolton's early life in Quincy, Ill., and Brush Creek, Mo. The trip took place Sept. 17-19 and was sponsored by the archdiocese's Office for Black Catholics, Bishop Joseph Perry's Office and the Tolton Program at Catholic Theological Union. Photos by Karen Callaway/Catholic New World

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Pilgrims view Dr. Richard Eell’s House located in downtown Quincy. Built by an early Quincy physician and leading abolitionist, the two-story brick house was an Underground Railroad site from 1835-1836.

Photo: Karen Callaway / Catholic New World