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A Church Apart: Catholic Desegregation in Newton Grove, North Carolina
Record #:
21689
Author(s):
Abstract:
This article examines the 1953 order of Bishop Vincent S. Water to integrate two separate white and black parishes in Newton Grove. This first attempt to integrate Catholic parishes in the South was met with strong resistance from white members of the community.
Source:
North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 83 Issue 3, July 2006,
p322-354 , il, por, f