The life of Fr Augustus Tolton already reads like a novel, but now
it is illustrated in full colour in a new graphic book produced in
partnership with Liturgy Training Publications in Chicago and Editions
du Signe in France.
Fr Tolton’s story – that of the first identified black priest in the
United States – comes to life in the 48-page, 12-by-9-inch novel. Augustus was born into slavery, but fled with his mother and siblings
through the woods of northern Missouri and across the Mississippi while
being pursued by soldiers. He was only nine years old.http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2015/11/26/extraordinary-life-of-first-black-priest-in-the-united-states-is-turned-into-a-graphic-novel/