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21710
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Vincent Waters, Bishop of Raleigh, worked tirelessly between 1945 and 1974 to improve the lives of Catholic African-Americans throughout North Carolina. He attempted to integrate parishes and schools under his jurisdiction, ordain black priests, and was a leader of the state's civil rights struggles.
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21868
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During the middle part of the 20th century, the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina worked to convinced Baptists throughout the state to accept desegregation. From 1945 all the way up to 1980, progressive Baptist leaders pushed for an end to racial violence, more equal opportunity for all, an end to school segregation, and a universal nondiscrimination policy.
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