The abolitionist history of ‘O Holy Night’

From American the Jesuit Review by Delaney Coyne

Over the four weeks of Advent, alongside the release of season three of “Hark!,” our podcast about the meaning and making of our favorite Christmas carols, America staff will also share their reflections on each week’s carol. This week’s episode on “O Holy Night” features Greg Boyle, S.J., founder of Homeboy Industries and author of Tattoos on the Heart and Barking to the Choir; conductor Colin Britt; and Daniel Williams, a historian of American religion and politics.

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