Record #:

21709

Author(s):

Hawkins, Karen M.

Abstract:

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.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 85 Issue 4, Oct 2008, p379-415 , il, por, f

Subject(s):

Civil rights; Civil rights movement--New Bern; Waters, Vincent Stanilaus, 1904-1974