Colored Catholic Congress

The Colored Catholic Congress movement was a series of meetings organized by Daniel Rudd in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for African-American Catholics to discuss issues affecting their communities, churches, and other institutions.

Part of the Colored Conventions Movement, the congresses ran from 1889 to 1894, before folding for unknown reasons.

Revival
The movement was revived in the late 20th century as the National Black Catholic Congress, under the leadership of several national Black Catholic organizations and the first NBCC president, Bishop John Ricard, SSJ.

Notable participants

 * Daniel Rudd
 * Fr Augustus Tolton
 * Fr Charles Uncles, SSJ
 * Fredrick McGhee
 * William Edgar Easton
 * Fr John R. Slattery, SSJ
 * James A. Spencer