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Changing Times
While Cape Verdean culture was rich and its role in the Nantucket community strong, it was not always given the full respect it deserved. Often Cape Verdeans were relegated to second class status. For instance, no matter how devout in their faith, Cape Verdeans were not allowed to conduct their wedding ceremonies in the church, but were forced to have them in the rectory. The 1928 wedding of Maria (Mary) Gebeau Roderiques and Josefino Lopes Cabral (photo on left top) was an example of this treatment. It was not until the 1950s that this form of discrimination began to change. One generation later, the wedding of the couple’s daughter Norma Cabral to Albert Teixeira (photo on left) took place in Our Lady of the Isle Church. Members of the Cape Verdean community now hold prominent positions in the Nantucket community. |
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