BY NATALIE HOEFER | National Catholic Reporter St. Rita Parish on Indianapolis' east side is…
November 2, 2023 | The Record Newspaper
Black Catholic agents of Underground Railroad recognized
The late James Madison Smith Sr. and Catherine “Kitty” Smith, formerly enslaved Catholics, are being recognized as agents of the Underground Railroad.
The Smiths, a freed married couple, are buried in St. Louis Cemetery on Barret Avenue in a section that was once set aside for the burial of Black Catholics.
