Abstract
After the abolition of slavery in the United States of America in 1865, the Catholic Church, inundated by the influx of European immigrants, took some time to make a place for citizens of African origin. It took the energetic intervention of some strong personalities to change the course. Along side the well-known St. Katharine Drexel, Rev. Joseph Anciaux played a decisive role in promoting structural measures that favoured this disadvantaged population who was victim of racism. Thanks to the Belgian diocesan priest’s approach to the Congregation De Propaganda Fide, an office for African Americans was put in place in 1906. This initiative, rooted in the priest’s actions with Walloon workers, would have dramatic repercussions in his life.
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