Are You Walkin' With Me? Sister Thea Bowman, William Faulkner and African-American culture
Document Type
Video
Publication Date
7-1990
Abstract
Originally produced by the University of Mississippi's Teleproduction Resource Center in July 1990.
A review of ten years of participation by Thea Bowman at the Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conferences held annually at the University of Mississippi.
Sister Thea Bowman was the granddaughter of a slave. She grew up in Canton, Mississippi, converted to Catholicism at the age of 12, and eventually joined the Franciscan order of Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. From 1980-1989 she participated annually in the Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference. She was well-known as a leader in the growing celebration of the black heritage within the Catholic Church
Relational Format
video recording
Recommended Citation
Howorth, Lisa Neumann and Fitts, Britt, "Are You Walkin' With Me? Sister Thea Bowman, William Faulkner and African-American culture" (1990). Videos by the Center. 8.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/video_southernstudies/8
