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The unlikely story of a sculptor and Father Tolton
This is the unlikely story of the connection between Tucker, a sculptor from the countryside of Hendricks County, Indiana, and Father Augustus Tolton, who was born into slavery and became a source of hope, humanity and Christ’s love, especially to Black Catholics in Chicago in the late 19th century.
Forrest Tucker works on a sculpture of Venerable Augustus Tolton in this undated photo. (John Shaughnessy/The Criterion)
A model of the sculpture Forrest Tucker is creating of Venerable Augustus Tolton reaching down to help a suffering woman. (John Shaughnessy/The Criterion)
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