From the archives — Photo of the week

For National Black Catholic History Month, we feature the Queen of Angels Band formed in the early 1930s. Queen of Angels was the first Black Catholic parish in Newark, established in 1930. The parish band was well-known and played at many community functions. (Archdiocese of Newark Archives, Parish Records collection)

Editor’s note: Welcome to Jersey Catholic’s newest feature — “From the archives.” Every Monday, we will feature a photo from the Archdiocese of Newark Archives. All published archival photos will be saved under the “From the archives” tab in the top menu. For more information on the archdiocesan archives visit rcan.org/archives.