Author: McCauley, Michael
Publisher/ place/ date: St. Mary’s Department of Land Use and Growth Management, 2014.
Format: Book
Description: 171 pages: illustrations (some in color)
Access: Go to this book’s record on Southern Maryland Regional Library Association’s catalog.
Keywords: African American, housing, Morganza, Oakville, St. Mary’s County, St. Joseph’s Parish, Catholics, culture,1960’s, sharecropper, war against poverty, culture, Scanlon Herbert, Father Kavanaugh, St. Joseph’s Welfare Club, civil rights, post war, local author,
Time Period:
- 1950’s
- 1960’s
Themes:
- Civic Ideas and Action
- People, Places and Our Southern Maryland Environment
- Rural Life in Southern Maryland
County: St. Mary’s County
Summary:
Justice Rolls Down chronicles a pioneering, post-World War II, African American housing development located in the Morganza and Oakville communities of St. Mary’s County. How military housing at Ft. Myers became homes for St. Mary’s County, piece by piece. It is the story of the perseverance and vision of Scanlon Herbert and Father Kavanaugh during the national “War on Poverty”.
Additional Resources:
“Book recounts post-war St. Joseph’s housing project”; by Jason Babcock, December 23, 2014. Southern Maryland News.
“Untold story of St. Joseph’s Project subject of forthcoming book” by Joseph Norris, September 5, 2014, The Baynet.com.
